From Impressionism to Anime - Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Mind of the West (Hardcover)

What is it about anime that is so appealing to a transnational fan base? Is the American attraction to anime similar to the popularity of previous fads of Japanese culture, like the Japonisants of fin-de-siecle France enamored of Japanese art and architecture, or the American poets in the fifties and sixties who latched onto haiku? Or is this something new, a product of global culture in which ethnic identities carry less weight? This book explores these issues by taking a look at anime fans and the place they occupy, both in terms of subculture in Japan and America, and in relation to Western perceptions of Japan since the late 1800s.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2008
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	S. Napier
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-6213-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > Comic book & cartoon art Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Animation Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	1-4039-6213-8
Barcode:	9781403962133

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