Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization
(Part of the Key Issues in Asian Studies Series)
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Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization is the only concise overview of Japan's phenomenal impact on world pop culture available in English. Surveying Japanese forms from anime (animation) and manga (comic books) to monster movies and Hello Kitty products, this volume is an accessible introduction to Japan's pop creativity and its appeal worldwide. Written in an accessible style and illustrated with more than 20 photographs, Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization combines a historical approach to the evolution and diffusion of Japanese pop with interdisciplinary perspectives from anthropology, literary studies, political science, and the visual arts. It also includes a useful glossary of terms and a bibliography of recommended readings.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0924304626
ISBN13:9780924304620
Release Date:July 2010
Publisher:Association for Asian Studies
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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