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008 170207s2017 enka b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2017002938
020 _a9781474258531 (hardback)
020 _a9781474258548 (paperback)
020 _z9781474258562 (PDF)
020 _z9781474258555 (ePub)
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_beng
_erda
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_dDLC
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_b.A755 2017
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084 _aHIS021000
_aHIS037030
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_2bisacsh
100 1 _aAtkins, E. Taylor
_q(Everett Taylor),
_d1967-
245 1 2 _aA History of Popular Culture in Japan :
_bFrom the Seventeenth Century to the Present /
_cE. Taylor Atkins.
264 1 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bBloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
_c2017.
300 _axi, 276 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
520 2 _a"The first historical overview of popular culture in Japan from its origins in the 17th century to the present day, exploring themes of conflict, power, identity, and meaning in Japanese history"--Provided by publisher.
520 2 _a"The phenomenon of 'Cool Japan' is one of the distinctive features of global popular culture of the millennial age; people of all ages throughout the world consume and emulate cultural products made in Japan. A History of Popular Culture in Japan provides the first historical and analytical overview of popular culture in Japan from its origins in the 17th century to the present day, using it to explore broader themes of conflict, power, identity and meaning in Japanese history. E. Taylor Atkins shows how Japan is one of the earliest sites for the development of mass-produced, market-oriented cultural products consumed by urban middle and working classes. The best-known traditional arts and culture of Japan--Noh theater, monochrome ink painting, court literature, poetry and indigenous music--inhabited a world distinct from that of urban commoners, who fashioned their own expressive forms and laid the groundwork for today's 'gross national cool.' Popular culture was pivotal in the rise of Japanese nationalism, imperialism, militarism, postwar democracy, and economic development. Eschewing a chronological narrative to instead offer historiographical and analytical frameworks for understanding its subject, A History of Popular Culture in Japan synthesizes the latest scholarship from a variety of disciplines. It is a vital resource for students of Japanese cultural history wishing to gain a deeper understanding of Japan's contributions to global cultural heritage, and a nuanced view of how popular culture provides a space for Japanese to understand themselves and their place in the world"--Provided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a1. The Worst to be Said and Thought? : Defining, Debating, and Deconstructing Popular Culture -- 2. Floating Worlds : Urban Commoners and the Birth of Popular Culture in Japan -- 3. Revolt of the Chonin? : On the Radical Potential of Edo-Period Popular Culture -- 4. Popular Culture as Subject and Object of Meiji Modernization -- 5. Modernism as Modanizumu : Cultures of Cosmopolitanism in Imperial Japan -- 6. Entertaining an Empire : Popular Culture as Agent of Imperialism -- 7. "Our Spirit Against Their Steel" : Mobilizing Culture for War -- 8. Baseball, Boogie-Woogie, and Kissing Films : Democratizing Japan through Popular Culture -- 9. Monstrosity and Nostalgia in an Age of Pensive Prosperity -- 10. As GNP Falls, GNC Grows : Millennial Japan as Dream Factory -- Afterword: Contemplating Cool.
650 0 _aPopular culture
_zJapan
_xHistory.
650 0 _aPopular culture
_xPolitical aspects
_zJapan
_xHistory.
651 0 _aJapan
_xCivilization.
651 0 _aJapan
_xIntellectual life.
651 0 _aJapan
_xSocial life and customs.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Asia / Japan.
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650 7 _aHISTORY / Modern / General.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aHISTORY / Social History.
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