The Case of the Dying Kimono: The Influence of Changing Fashions on the Development of the Japanese Woolen Industry

1963/01/01 by Keiichirō Nakagawa, Henry Rosovsky · 2 citations
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Japanese History and Culture #Fashion and Cultural Textiles #Westernization #Clothing #Clothing industry #Economy #Political science #Economics #Economic growth #Modernization theory #Law

paper · doi:10.2307/3112093

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Abstract

Recognizing the importance of the woolen industry in Japan's industrial development, this article explores the impetus given that industry by the gradual Westernization of Japanese tastes in clothing.

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