{"product_id":"middlemen-of-modernity-local-elites-and-agricultural-development-in-modern-japan-9780824889395","title":"Middlemen of Modernity: Local Elites and Agricultural Development in Modern Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 278 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 May 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: University of Hawai'i Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeiji-era agricultural policy called for village elites to use their wealth and local reputations to introduce improved farming methods. This book explores these elites and their actions in a region in northeastern Japan, presenting a view of the transformation of Japanese agriculture from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 438g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 153 x 228 x 26 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780824889395\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christopher Craig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48344092475642,"sku":"9780824889395","price":17.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1770985107283_book.jpg?v=1771332093","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/middlemen-of-modernity-local-elites-and-agricultural-development-in-modern-japan-9780824889395","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}