The sewing machine like the bicycle was a simple machine that radically changed the daily lives of people throughout the world from the late nineteenth into t we use cookies to enhance your experience on our websiteby continuing to use our website you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Fabricating consumers the sewing machine in modern japan by andrew gordon author november 2011 first edition hardcover 8500 gbp7000 ebook 8500 gbp7000 series asia local studies global themes endowments philip e lilienthal imprint in asian studies title details rights available worldwide pages 304 isbn 9780520267855 trim size 6 x 9 illustrations 35 b w photographs 1 . Fabricating consumers book description since its early days of mass production in the 1850s the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism andrew gordon traces the machines remarkable journey into and throughout japan where it not only transformed manners of dress but also helped change patterns . One welcome trend in historical scholarship on modern japan is the appearance of a number of works that seek to tell the story of modern japan through biography. Fabricating consumers the sewing machine in modern japan durch die analyse eines wichtigen moments der japanischen modernisierungsgeschichte der einfuhrung und verbreitung der nahmaschine in japan einen originellen und entscheidenden beitrag zur japanbezogenen historischen konsumforschung detailliert zeichnet gordon anhand des verkaufs des erwerbs und der nutzung der nahmaschine in