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- Objectstaat
- Book Title
- Dream Super-Express
- Publication Name
- Dream Super-Express : a Cultural History of the World's First Bullet Train
- Title
- Dream Super-Express
- Subtitle
- A Cultural History of the World's First Bullet Train
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 1503610381
- EAN
- 9781503610385
- ISBN
- 9781503610385
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Genre
- Travel & Transport
- Subject
- Asia / Japan, Civil / Transportation, Modern / 20th Century, General
- Release Date
- 11/01/2022
- Release Year
- 2022
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Series
- Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Ser.
- Subject Area
- Technology & Engineering, Transportation, History
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Item Weight
- 22.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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A symbol of the "new Japan" displayed at World's Fairs, depicted in travel posters, and celebrated as the product of a national spirit of innovation, the Tokaido Shinkansen-the first bullet train, dubbed the "dream super-express"-represents the bold aspirations of a nation rebranding itself after military defeat, but also the deep problems caused by the unbridled postwar drive for economic growth. At the dawn of the space age, how could a train become such an important symbol? In Dream Super-Express , Jessamyn Abel contends that understanding the various, often contradictory, images of the bullet train reveals how infrastructure operates beyond its intended use as a means of transportation to perform cultural and sociological functions. The multi-layered dreams surrounding this high-speed railway tell a history not only of nation-building but of resistance and disruption. Though it constituted neither a major technological leap nor a new infrastructural connection, the train enchanted, enthralled, and enraged government officials, media pundits, community activists, novelists, and filmmakers. This history of imaginations around the monumental rail system resists the commonplace story of progress to consider the tug-of-war over the significance of the new line. Is it a vision of the future or a reminder of the past, an object of international admiration or a formidable threat? Does it enable new relationships and identities or reify existing social hierarchies? Tracing the meanings assigned to high-speed rail shows how it prompted a reimagination of identity on the levels of individual, metropolis, and nation in a changing Japan.
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Publisher
Stanford University Press
ISBN-10
1503610381
ISBN-13
9781503610385
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19050095394
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Dream Super-Express : a Cultural History of the World's First Bullet Train
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Asia / Japan, Civil / Transportation, Modern / 20th Century, General
Series
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Ser.
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Transportation, History
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2021-019537
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
He3360.T6a24 2022
Reviews
"Abel has written an impressive cultural history of the shinkansen. Grounded firmly in contemporary infrastructural and Japanese history, it is exceptionally well written, well researched, and easy to read and understand... Abel sets a high bar for cultural infrastructure studies."--Jeffrey Schramm, H-Sci-Med-Tech June 2022, "This book is not a recount of events, but rather an interpretation of the impact of the first Shinkansen on and for Japan in the early 1960s. It takes us on a fascinating excursion through movies, novels, architecture, and local politics, as well as the roots of Japan's long-standing fascination with metabolism, information, and transportation."--Ulrike Schaede, Pacific Affairs, "Bringing together the fields of cultural history, diplomatic history, and the history of science and technology, Dream Super-Express is just the ticket for understanding the cultural imaginary of early postwar Japan."--Miriam Kingsberg Kadia, Monumenta Nipponica, "Abel's intricate and thoroughly researched book not only is a captivating portrait of a nation reconstructing itself, in part by establishing a national narrative amid a chorus of competing voices, but also will be of great interest to scholars in multiple disciplines exploring the sociopolitical ramifications, and cultural meanings, of technology."--Caitlin Meagher, Journal of Asian Studies, "While readers may be familiar with Abel's recent articles on the topic, versions of which are included in the book, the total is greater than the sum. Each chapter provides insights combined with thoughtful analysis and offers a range of perspectives backed up by careful archival research that provides us with some sense of official narratives and disputes. We are also introduced to the scholarly literature in both Japanese and English, as well as to relevant magazine and newspaper articles, films, novels, and art. The latter sources allow us to gain some insight into the popular imagination surrounding the train and all its social and political baggage."--Morris Low, Technology and Culture, "This is an important story about the development of postwar Japan and the continuing hold that the bullet train has on people's imagination. Recommended."--M. D. Ericson, CHOICE, Abel has written an impressive cultural history of the shinkansen. Grounded firmly in contemporary infrastructural and Japanese history, it is exceptionally well written, well researched, and easy to read and understand... Abel sets a high bar for cultural infrastructure studies., Jessamyn Abel takes us on a magnificent journey opening windows onto the cultural and global significance of Japan's technological achievements of the postwar era. We see planners for the 'bullet train' draw on blueprints from, and powerful nostalgia for, the era of empire and war. We glimpse project leaders presenting the train to American and global audiences to change the global image of Japan. And we observe a domestic transformation in ideas of time, space, social class, and regional identity., "Jessamyn Abel takes us on a magnificent journey opening windows onto the cultural and global significance of Japan's technological achievements of the postwar era. We see planners for the 'bullet train' draw on blueprints from, and powerful nostalgia for, the era of empire and war. We glimpse project leaders presenting the train to American and global audiences to change the global image of Japan. And we observe a domestic transformation in ideas of time, space, social class, and regional identity."--Andrew Gordon, Harvard University, "Abel's work is an impressive, multilayered achievement of great insight and sophistication. She deftly applies to Japan themes and concepts drawn from recent literature on the politics and aesthetics of infrastructure and makes a signal contribution to the interdisciplinary study of modern Japanese history, rendering her work of interest to students of technology and culture, transportation and other forms of infrastructure, and historical memory alike."--Steven J. Ericson, Japan Review, " Dream Super-Express quite impressively achieves its goal of showing the multiple visions of society and history that the bullet train stood for and the concrete conflicts that the train engendered. Well written and approachable, the book is suitable for undergraduate, graduate, and general readers. It will be of interest to anyone who seeks to know more about postwar Japanese history or the history of infrastructure and technology in Japan, or who just likes to read cool histories of cool trains."--Kate McDonald, Business History Review, " Dream Super-Express offers a rich cultural history while also being attentive to political, economic, and social impacts of the new national infrastructure.... Abel deftly uncovers layers of tension-filled history that have been buried underneath the smooth and glittering representations of the Shinkansen and renders her findings in accessible prose with rich details."--Yosikuni Igarashi, The Journal of Japanese Studies, "Want to know more about the world's first bullet train, the 1960s, and Japan? This is the book! Abel skillfully integrates popular culture, official reports, local citizens' protests, and scholarly discourses into a critical exploration into how Shinkansen changed not only the landscapes of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka, but also memoryscape and the spatial imaginary of the nation. This is an important and highly accessible book for anyone interested in technology and politics, infrastructure-building, and social impacts, as well as mobility and informatics."--Hiromi Mizuno, University of Minnesota
Table of Content
Introduction: Dreams of Infrastructure 1. Invisible Infrastructures of Protest in Kyoto 2. Reconstructing the Tokaido 3. Railroad for the Information Society 4. Nostalgia for Imperial Japan 5. Technology of Cultural Diplomacy Conclusion: Bullet Train Dreams in the Twenty-First Century
Copyright Date
2022
Dewey Decimal
385.0952
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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