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Alexander, Jeffrey W., 1972-

Japan's motorcycle wars : an industry history / Jeffrey W. Alexander. - 1 online resource (xii, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map - desLibris. Books collection. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-265) and index.

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 -- Appendix A: Motorcycle production, Use, and exports -- Appendix B: Profiles of motorcycle manufacturers.


English.

ISBN: 9780774856034 (electronic bk.) 0774856033 (electronic bk.) 1282456962 9781282456969 9786612456961 6612456965

Publisher. No.: 422118 CaOOCEL

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Motorcycle industry--History.--Japan
Motorcycling--History.--Japan
Motocyclettes--Industrie--Histoire.--Japon
Motocyclisme--Histoire.--Japon
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Service.
Motorcycle industry.
Motorcycling.
Motocyclettes--Industrie--Histoire.--Japon
Motocyclisme--Histoire.--Japon

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Japan.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: HD9710.5.J32 / A44 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 338.4/762922750952