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Art and Activism in the Nuclear Age: Exploring the Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Art and Activism in the Nuclear Age: Exploring the Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Japanese HistoryJapanese ArtWeapons of Mass Destruction

ISBN10: 1032340673
ISBN13: 9781032340678
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 12 2023
Pages: 286
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book explores the contemporary legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki following the passage of three quarters of a century, and the role of art and activism in maintaining a critical perspective on the dangers of the nuclear age.

It closely interrogates the political and cultural shifts that have accompanied the transition to a nuclearised world. Beginning with the contemporary socio-political and cultural interpretations of the impact and legacy of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the chapters examine the challenges posed by committed opponents in the cultural and activist fields to the ongoing development of nuclear weapons and the expanding industrial uses of nuclear power. It explores how the aphorism that all art is political is borne out in the close relation between art and activism.

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