Description
| Product ID: | 9781138852105 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Introducing Japanese Popular Culture |
| Authors: | Author: Alisa Freedman |
| Page Count: | 550 |
| Subjects: | Popular culture, Popular culture, Sociology, Sociology, Japan |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Designed for use on undergraduate and graduate courses, this textbook offers an overview of a wide variety of media forms. Using particular case studies, it examines the broader themes in Japanese culture, providing an analysis of the trends that have shaped artistic production, as well as, politics, society, and economics in Japan. Specifically designed for use on a range of undergraduate and graduate courses, Introducing Japanese Popular Culture is a comprehensive textbook offering an up-to-date overview of a wide variety of media forms. It uses particular case studies as a way into examining the broader themes in Japanese culture and provides a thorough analysis of the historical and contemporary trends that have shaped artistic production, as well as, politics, society, and economics. As a result, more than being a time capsule of influential trends, this book teaches enduring lessons about how popular culture reflects the societies that produce and consume it. With contributions from an international team of scholars, representing a range of disciplines from history and anthropology to art history and media studies, the book’s sections include:
Written in an accessible style by a stellar line-up of international contributors, this textbook will be essential reading for students of Japanese culture and society, Asian media and popular culture, and Asian Studies in general. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-12-11 |
