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Introduction: Meiji Modernization Revisited -- Tradition And Modernization -- Iron Machines And Brick Buildings: The Material Culture Of Silk Reeling -- Smelting For Civilization: Technological Choice And The Modernization Of The Iron Industry -- Bunmei Kaika To Gijutsu: Technology's Role In 'civilization And Enlightenment' -- Conclusion: From Technological Determinism To Techno-imperialism. David G. Wittner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [136]-194) And Index.