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[Introduction to the content]
Why did the battleship Yamato, a symbol of defeat in the war, become the "national pride" of the Japanese people after the war?
It explains the reason why the battleship is connected to the identity of the Japanese people and the consciousness of the people who praised the battleship even under the pacifism after the war.
The historical sociology of techno-nationalism surrounding battleships and the Japanese people.
In the research on techno-nationalism, which has mainly focused on civilian technology, this book describes another aspect of the post-war Japanese from the perspective of military technology.
This book analyzes the logic that people come to approve of the development of military technology and provides important insights in discussing security and armaments issues in the future.
[Author's brief history]
Expert researcher of the Research Organization of Asian-Japanese Studies Ritsumeikan