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Japanese railways have for decades been the envy of the world, powered by domestically produced locomotives. But between 1870 and 1914, Japan imported its locomotives from the UK, US, and Germany, relying on the nation's newly emerged and increasingly important trading companies. Trading Locomotives offers a fresh perspective on the fascinating story of Japan’s integration into the global economy. -- Andrew Gordon, Professor of History, Harvard University Trading Locomotives is a richly researched study of the interaction between Japan’s industrialization and the global economy before 1914, documenting the country’s acquisition of knowledge and manufacturing capacity through the purchase, imitation, and adaptation of locomotives from Britain, America, and Germany. -- Janet Hunter, co-editor of <i>Ethics, Business and Capitalism: Thailand and Indonesia in an Asian Perspective</i> Thoroughly researched in archives across the world, Trading Locomotives expertly traces the growth of Japan’s railroads amid the dueling forces of globalization and localization. Nakamura provides fresh insights on how businesses, government and individuals shaped Japan’s path to industrialization, thereby giving us multiple new ways to better understand Meiji Japan. -- Robert Hellyer, author of <i>Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups</i>

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Naofumi Nakamura is a professor at the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo. He has written widely on the business and economic history of modern Japan, including railroad history, local history, and the history of technological transfer.

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