《滿鐵調查部》書評

小林英夫先生的滿鐵調查部出版於2015年，由講談社出版，這是一本講解南滿州鐵道株式會社調查部的入門書籍，小林先生已經出版過不少針對滿鐵的研究，例如《満鉄「知の集団の誕生と死」》和《満鉄調査部の軌跡》等，本書著重於描述，滿鐵調查部如何一步步成為的「智庫」的過程，以及戰後持續對日本政、經各界的影響。本文將對該書做簡單的章節及背景介紹，並在結尾評論該書之優點以及不足之處，在評論部分將比較同作者或其他作者的相關著作進行比對分析，力求提高讀者的研究或閱讀的興趣。

Mr. Kobayashi Hideo's book ''The Manchurian Railway Investigation Department'' was published by Kodansha in 2015. This introductory book explains the establishment of the Investigation Department of the South Manchurian Railway Company (a.k.a. Mantetsu). Mr. Kobayashi has authored numerous studies on the South Manchurian Railway, such as ''The Birth and Death of the Intellectual Group of Manchukuo'' and ''The Trajectory of the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department.'' This book focuses on describing how the Investigation Department of the South Manchuria Railway gradually became an ''think tank'' and its continued influence on various aspects of Japanese politics and economy after the war. This article provides a brief overview of the book's chapters and background, followed by a commentary on its strengths and weaknesses. In the commentary section, a comparative analysis will be made with related works by the same author or other authors, aiming to enhance readers' interest in research or reading.