| Description |
1 online resource (352 pages) |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Foreword; List of Contributors; List of Illustrations; Introduction; PART I Tradition and Transformation; 1 Ink Traces of the Dancing Calligraphers: Zen-Ei Sho in Japan Today; 2 Taiko Today: Performing Soundscapes, Landscapes and Identities; 3 Miki's 'Autumn Fantasy' (1980): International, Japanese or Asian?; 4 Beyond the Court: A Challenge to the Gagaku Tradition in the'Reconstruction Project' of the National Theatre; 5 Spring Day, Stone Age and the Search for an Essential Japan by Koike Hiroshi; PART II Place and Identity |
| Summary |
Using an interdisciplinary, theoretical and ethnographic approach, editors have brought together a rich collection of current research on contemporary Japanese performance practices. Topics covered include theatre, music, art, fashion and technology, media, architecture and tourism |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Group identity -- Japan
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National characteristics.
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Japanese -- Ethnic identity
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Civilization
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Group identity
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Japanese -- Ethnic identity
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National characteristics
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069361
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| Subject |
Japan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jaffe, Jerry C
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| ISBN |
9789004213197 |
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9004213198 |
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128208903X |
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9781282089037 |
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