| TITLE: |
A History of Popular Culture in Japan : From the Seventeenth Century to the Present / E. Taylor Atkins. |
| AUTHOR: |
Atkins, E. Taylor (Everett Taylor), 1967- |e author. |
| PUBLISHED: |
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
xi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| NOTES: |
"The first historical overview of popular culture in Japan from its origins in the 17th century to the present day, exploring themes of conflict, |
| NOTES: |
power, identity, and meaning in Japanese history"--Provided by publisher. |
| NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| NOTES: |
1. The Worst to be Said and Thought? : Defining, Debating, and Deconstructing Popular Culture |
| NOTES: |
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 |
| NOTES: |
4. Popular Culture as Subject and Object of Meiji Modernization -- 5. Modernism as Modanizumu : Cultures of Cosmopolitanism in Imperial Japan |
| NOTES: |
6. Entertaining an Empire : Popular Culture as Agent of Imperialism -- 7. "Our Spirit Against Their Steel" : Mobilizing Culture for War |
| NOTES: |
8. Baseball, Boogie-Woogie, and Kissing Films : Democratizing Japan through Popular Culture -- 9. Monstrosity and Nostalgia in an Age of Pensive Prosperity |
| NOTES: |
10. As GNP Falls, GNC Grows : Millennial Japan as Dream Factory -- Afterword: Contemplating Cool. |
| SUBJECT: |
Popular culture --Japan--History. |
| SUBJECT: |
Popular culture --Political aspects --Japan --History. |
| SUBJECT: |
Japan --Civilization. |
| SUBJECT: |
Japan --Intellectual life. |
| SUBJECT: |
Japan --Social life and customs. |
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