| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-265) and index. |
| Contents |
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 -- Rise of the Big Four -- Bitter Realities: Going Bankrupt in Japan -- Sales and Safety -- App. A. Motorcycle Production, Use, and Exports -- App. B. Profiles of Motorcycle Manufacturers. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Motorcycle industry -- Japan -- History.
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Motorcycle industry. |
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Japan. |
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History. |
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Motorcycling -- Japan -- History.
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Motorcycling. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Alexander, Jeffrey W., 1972- Japan's motorcycle wars. Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2008426042 |
| ISBN |
9780774856034 (electronic book) |
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0774856033 (electronic book) |
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9780774814539 |
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0774814535 |
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0774814543 |
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9780774814546 |
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