Business History of Soy - Japans Modernization and the Rise of Soy As a Global Commodity

By studying little-known Japanese historical documents and corporate records, and focusing on the less-researched vegetable oil and industrial uses of soy, this book provides a better understanding of how this traditional Asian food was transformed into a global commodity embedded in contradictions.

List of contents

Introduction Ch. 1 Pre-modern history of soy and vegetable oils in Japan Ch. 2 Importing Manchurian soy meal as fertilizer (19th century to WWI): Japan's state-building project and the birth of the modern soy-industry Ch. 3 Expanding soy's versatility in multiple markets (the interwar period): A colonial strategy and a means of business survival Ch. 4 Shifting to edible oil and American soy (before, during, and after WWII): From "important war industry" to food industry Ch. 5 Increasing Japan's edible oil consumption (the post-WWII period of rapid economic growth): Soy oil becomes an everyday foodstuff Conclusion: Soy and capitalist development

About the author

Midori Hiraga is an associate professor in the Faculty of Economics at Kyoto Tachibana University, Japan.

Summary

By studying little-known Japanese historical documents and corporate records, and focusing on the less-researched vegetable oil and industrial uses of soy, this book provides a better understanding of how this traditional Asian food was transformed into a global commodity embedded in contradictions.

Product details

• Authors: Midori Hiraga
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032673240
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3267324-0
• No. of pages: 150
• Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Japan, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, International business, Political Economy, Agricultural science, Management of specific areas, Agribusiness and primary industries, Primary industries