LEADER 03397nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910813613303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-85435-X 010 $a90-04-24321-6 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004243217 035 $a(CKB)2670000000309428 035 $a(EBL)1081548 035 $a(OCoLC)820009823 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000783456 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12260990 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000783456 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10752375 035 $a(PQKB)10753884 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1081548 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004243217 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1081548 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10631755 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL416685 035 $a(PPN)170440125 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000309428 100 $a20120924d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHolme, Ringer & Company$b[electronic resource] $ethe rise and fall of a British enterprise in Japan (1868-1940) /$fby Brian Burke-Gaffney 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cGlobal Oriental$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-23017-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminary Material -- Beginnings in England and China -- Revival of British Commercial Activity in Japan -- Establishment and Growth of Holme, Ringer and Company -- Family Affairs -- Economic Expansion -- The Dream Hotel -- Whaling and Fishing -- Wuriu Shokwai and the Shimonoseki Connection -- The Second Generation -- Roaring Twenties, Souring Thirties -- Dogs of War -- Mountains and Rivers Remain -- Bibliography -- Appendix I: Ringer Family Tree -- Appendix II: Holme, Ringer and Company (Wuriu Shokwai) Agency list for 1918 -- Index. 330 $aEstablished in the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement in 1868, Holme, Ringer andamp; Company led foreign business in western Japan up to the eve of the Second World War, engaging not only in the commodities trade and shipping and insurance agencies, but also trawl fishing and Norwegian-style whaling, hotel management, and the introduction of modern technologies such as waterworks, telephones, mechanised flour milling and large-scale petroleum storage. Gathering information from a wide range of sources, the author provides the first detailed description of these activities in Nagasaki and Shimonoseki while shedding light on the remarkable story of Frederick Ringer and his descendants, a British family that contributed to the development of modern Japan but ultimately found it impossible to stay. 606 $aTrading companies$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aBusiness enterprises, Foreign$zJapan$xHistory 606 $aMerchants, Foreign$zJapan$xHistory 607 $aGreat Britain$xCommerce$zJapan$xHistory 607 $aJapan$xCommerce$zGreat Britain$xHistory 615 0$aTrading companies$xHistory. 615 0$aBusiness enterprises, Foreign$xHistory. 615 0$aMerchants, Foreign$xHistory. 676 $a382.06 676 $a382.06552 700 $aBurke-Gaffney$b Brian$01681660 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813613303321 996 $aHolme, Ringer & Company$94060943 997 $aUNINA