Science, Technology and Society in Postwar Japan

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Science, Technology and Society in Postwar Japan is written by Shigeru Nakayama and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1136154752 (ISBN 10) and 9781136154751 (ISBN 13).

First published in 1991. The study of Japanese science and technology (especially tech­nology) is a fashionable subject at the present time, and numerous English language works appear month by month claiming to explain the 'miracle' of the recent rise of Japanese technology. Most of these works are, however, seem to be superficial treatments of Japan's recent technological performance, lacking in historical insight. This book is an attempt to introduce a critical examination of the mechanisms by which Japan has promoted science and technology by looking at its post-war historical development.