Visualizing Nuclear Power in Japan - (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology) by Morris Low (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This book explores how Japanese views of nuclear power were influenced not only by Hiroshima and Nagasaki but by government, business and media efforts to actively promote how it was a safe and integral part of Japan's future. The idea of "atoms for peace" and the importance of US-Japan relations were emphasized in exhibitions and in films. Despite the emergence of an anti-nuclear movement, the dream of civilian nuclear power and the "good atom" nevertheless prevailed and became more accepted. By the late 1950s, a school trip to see a reactor was becoming a reality for young Japanese, and major events such as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and 1970 Osaka Expo seemed to reinforce the narrative that the Japanese people were destined for a future led by science and technology that was powered by the atom, a dream that was left in disarray after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.</p><p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The strength of the book is definitively its rich historical materials and its evocative writing. For a work of history, the book reads almost like an ethnography. ... the book is too specialized to be of interest to undergraduate students, but it will definitely become a staple for scholars studying the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. In that regard, the book contributes to the growing literature on nuclear propaganda, a subject that remains important and controversial." (Maxime Polleri, Metascience, Vol. 30 (1), 2021)</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Dr. Morris Low is Associate Professor of Japanese History at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
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