Contemporary Japan and Popular Culture (ConsumAsian Series) [Paperback]

John Whittier Treat (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 5, 1996 | Series: ConsumAsian Series

An interdisciplinary collection of essays by Asian, American and European scholars, which takes up both the newer and traditional debates in cultural theory while relating the study of the popular to the rhetoric that specifically surrounds the issue of a Japanese national identity in the age of globalization. The volume explores a wide range of cultural practices - including popular literature, film, television, fashion, music and advertising - and the methods for analysing them.
Contemporary Japan and Popular Culture is of interest to both teachers and students of modern Japan and cultural studies world-wide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (September 5, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0700703284
• ISBN-13: 978-0700703289
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,285,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Detailed analysis of Real Japan, August 24, 2000

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This review is from: Contemporary Japan and Popular Culture (Paperback)

Whittier Treat has obviously done his homework, it is obvious that painstaking research has gone into this book. This, naturally, means that at times it can be very dry. One wonders how the wonderfully colourful lives of his subjects can be so two-dimensional on paper. However dry this book is, it is a must-read for anyone who is interested in comtemporary Japan, just because it is full of such detail. One cannot hope to understand the mind of the Japanese youngster without having some idea of the images they have been bombarded with from birth. This book gives excellent analysis. Just remember to drink lots of caffeine if you are planning to take it in large doses.