From sushi and karaoke to martial arts and technoware, the currency
of made-in-Japan cultural goods has skyrocketed in the global
marketplace during the past decade. The globalization of Japanese
"cool" is led by youth products: video games, manga (comic books),
anime (animation), and cute characters that have fostered kid
crazes from Hong Kong to Canada. Examining the crossover traffic
between Japan and the United States, "Millennial Monsters" explores
the global popularity of Japanese youth goods today while it
questions the make-up of the fantasies and the capitalistic
conditions of the play involved. Arguing that part of the appeal of
such dream worlds is the polymorphous perversity with which they
scramble identity and character, the author traces the
postindustrial milieux from which such fantasies have arisen in
postwar Japan and been popularly received in the United States.
General
Imprint: |
University of California Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes, 13 |
Release date: |
June 2006 |
First published: |
June 2006 |
Authors: |
Anne Allison
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Foreword by: |
Gary Cross
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
356 |
Edition: |
Annotated Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-24565-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Anthropology >
General
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LSN: |
0-520-24565-2 |
Barcode: |
9780520245655 |
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