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  Displaying the future: techno-nationalism and the rise of the consumer in Postwar Japan
 
 
Title: Displaying the future: techno-nationalism and the rise of the consumer in Postwar Japan
Author: Low, Morris
Appeared in: History and technology
Paging: Volume 19 (2003) nr. 3 pages 197-209
Year: 2003-09
Contents: This paper explains how, in the aftermath of World War II, a type of techno-nationalism emerged that linked being Japanese to science and technology and the increased consumption of electrical appliances. By closely examining official exhibitions, we can see how the state and private sector strongly encouraged this techno-scientific dreaming. Dazzling displays highlighted how the peaceful atom would help lead the nation to achieve high economic growth. At the same time, through the judicious purchase of labor saving appliances, consumers could reconcile the need to spend with the need to save.
Publisher: Routledge
Source file: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

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