9780774814539

Japan's motorcycle wars : an industry history

Jeffrey W. Alexander

2008

UBC Press

Illustrations / Acknowledgments / Introduction:Why the Motorcycle? / Japan's transportation revolution,1896-1931 / Motorcycle and empire: a study in industrial self-sufficiency / Know your customers: designing products for an impoverished postwar market / Know your competitors: finding a niche in a crowded manufacturing field / The rise of the big four / Bitter realities: going bankrupt in Japan / Sales and safety / Appendix A: motorcycle production, use, and exports / Appendix B: profiles of motorcycle manufacturers / Notes / Glossary / Bibliography / Index.

24cmxii, 276 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map

英語 / English

第三部[日本経済史]3-12.工業

3 Japanese Economic History 3-12. Industry

  • 日本
  • Japan
  • 鉱工業
  • Mining and Manufacturing