A History of Popular Culture in Japan :
Atkins, E. Taylor,
A History of Popular Culture in Japan : From the Seventeenth Century to the Present / E. Taylor Atkins. - Second edition - xiii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. 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.
"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.
978-1-3501-9592-9
2017002938
Cultura popular--Historia--Japón
Cultura popular--Aspectos políticos--Historia--Japón
Historia moderna
Japón--Civilización
Japón--Vida intelectual
Japón--Vida social y costumbres
306.4 / At52h / 2017
A History of Popular Culture in Japan : From the Seventeenth Century to the Present / E. Taylor Atkins. - Second edition - xiii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. 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.
"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.
978-1-3501-9592-9
2017002938
Cultura popular--Historia--Japón
Cultura popular--Aspectos políticos--Historia--Japón
Historia moderna
Japón--Civilización
Japón--Vida intelectual
Japón--Vida social y costumbres
306.4 / At52h / 2017
