| A Cultural History of Postwar Japan: 1945-1980 Contributor(s): Tsurumi, Shunsuke (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415846889 ISBN-13: 9780415846882 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference - History | Asia - Japan - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.09 |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.65 lbs) 178 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shunsuke Tsurumi, one of Japan's most distinguished contemporary philosophers, continues his study of the intellectual and social history of modern Japan with this penetrating analysis of popular culture in the post-war years. Japanese manga (comics), manzai (dialogues), television, advertising and popular songs are the medium for a revealing examination of the many contradictory forces at work beneath the surface of an apparently uniform and universal culture. The author argues that the iconography of these popular forms has deep and significant implication for the development of Japanese national life in the post-growth years that lie ahead. |