Embracing Differences : : Transnational Cultural Flows between Japan and the United States / / Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt.
The omnipresence and popularity of American consumer products in Japan have triggered an avalanche of writing shedding light on different aspects of this cross-cultural relationship. Cultural interactions are often accompanied by the term cultural imperialism, a concept that on close scrutiny turns...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter transcript Backlist eBook Package 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2014] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Edition: | 1. Aufl. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Edition Kulturwissenschaft ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Japanese Terms -- Exoticism, Imagination, and the Harajuku Girls -- “Here Be Monsters”: Early Japanese- American Cultural Exchanges -- Yōkoso Mickey Mouse! Disney in Japan -- A Taste of Difference: Sushi in the United States -- Could We Have a Geisha in This Scene? Transnational Depictions of Japan in Contemporary Hollywood Movies -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | The omnipresence and popularity of American consumer products in Japan have triggered an avalanche of writing shedding light on different aspects of this cross-cultural relationship. Cultural interactions are often accompanied by the term cultural imperialism, a concept that on close scrutiny turns out to be a hasty oversimplification given the contemporary cultural interaction between the U.S. and Japan. »Embracing Differences« shows that this assumption of a one-sided transfer is no longer valid. Closely investigating Disney theme parks, sushi, as well as movies, Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt reveals a dialogical exchange between these two nations that has changed the image of Japan in the United States. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783839426005 9783111025230 9783110661552 9783110352856 9783110370744 9783110401219 |
DOI: | 10.1515/transcript.9783839426005?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt. |