Vacouver, BC, Canada: University of British Columbia Press, Date: 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 210 pages. Footnotes. Selected bibliography. Index. "Examines the significance and extent of Japan's policy in hiring foreign experts; the changing emphasis from more general advisers to specialists; the regulatory machinery developed to deal with the sometimes recalcitrant Europeans and Americans; the image these employees had of their own value; and their worth in the eyes of their Japanese employers... Adds an important dimension to both the understanding of Japanese history and the process of planned modernization. No other specialist outside of Japan has attempted sucha comprehensive study to date." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket. A quality copy.. 1980. University of British Columbia Press ISBN 0774801158 9780774801157 [CA]

Vacouver, BC, Canada University of British Columbia Press 1980 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Very Good dust jacket 0774801158. 210 pages. Footnotes. Selected bibliography. Index. "Examines the significance and extent of Japan's policy in hiring foreign experts; the changing emphasis from more general advisers to specialists; the regulatory machinery developed to deal with the sometimes recalcitrant Europeans and Americans; the image these employees had of their own value; and their worth in the eyes of their Japanese employers...Adds an important dimension to both the understanding of Japanese history and the process of planned modernization. No other specialist outside of Japan has attempted sucha comprehensive study to date."-from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket. A quality copy.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Meiji period Japan History Foreign Workers Aliens Technical Assistance.