Roberts, John G.

Mitsui: three centuries of Japanese business - New York Weatherhill 1973 - xiv, 564p 24 cm ; Hard Bound

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From sword to soroban --
Echigoya the shunned --
The source of happines is prudence --
"Remember we are merchants" --
Legacy of the barbarians --
Trade of blood and guile --
The man from nowhere --
Picking the winner --
By appointment to the Emperor --
Foundations in banking and commerce --
Capitalism, Japanese style --
The Zaibatsu builders --
Diplomacy by other means --
The best laid plans ... --
A foothold on the mainland --
The two faces of Mitsui --
Which way to Utopia? --
The clan in all its glory --
Whom the gods would destroy --
Challenging the world --
The honorable men in power --
The wave of the future --
Crack in the foundation --
Not necessarily to Japan's advantage --
Ashes, ashes, all fall down --
All the king's men --
New wine in old bottles --
The rebirth of Mitsui Bussan --
Behind the curtain --
Japan, unlimited.

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Business Economics
Business and politics