| Description |
viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
International communication and popular culture |
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International communication and popular culture.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction / John A. Lent -- 2. "Hey, We Equatorial People": Popular Music and Contemporary Society in Malaysia / Craig A. Lockard -- 3. Music Culture in Singapore: Record Companies, Retailers, and Performers / Alan Wells and Lee Chun Wah -- 4. Thai Cassettes and Their Covers: Two Case Histories / Deborah Wong -- 5. Blood, Brothers, and Hong Kong Gangster Movies: Pop Culture Commentary on "One China" / Barbara Ryan -- Southeast Asia Pop Art: The Movie Billboard / John A. Lent -- 6. Mr. Atomic, Mr. Mercury, and Chime Trooper: Japan's Answer to the American Dream / Ron Tanner -- 7. Coffee Shop Culture: Days in the Life of Manila's Gossip Mill / Antonio Lopez -- 8. Cartooning in Sri Lanka: A Precarious Tightrope Act / Leonard Rifas -- 9. Sexism in Japanese Weekly Comic Magazines for Men / Kinko Ito -- 10. Sanmao: Classic Cartoons and Chinese Popular Culture / Mary Ann Farquhar -- 11. Immortal Picture-Stories: Comic Art in Early Indian Art / Aruna Rao |
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The Moving Art Galleries of South and Southeast Asia / John A. Lent -- 12. Modern Malay Folklore: The Humor Magazines / Ronald Provencher -- 13. Crossing Ethnolinguistic Boundaries: A Preliminary Look at the Gaijin Tarento in Japan / Laura Miller -- 14. Pachinko, Japan's National Pastime / Elizabeth Kiritani |
| Summary |
Though Asian popular culture has had its impact on the United States, we know little of significance about it. This book provides a readable, in-depth understanding of the spectrum of Asian popular culture including popular music, pornography, toys, comic art, cartooning, humor, film, television, advertising, gossip, language, and public transportation, from Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Thailand, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka |
| Analysis |
Asia |
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Cartoons |
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Cultural conflict |
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Films |
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Music industry |
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Overseas item |
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Popular culture |
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Popular culture -- Asia |
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Social customs |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Popular culture -- Asia.
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| SUBJECT |
Asia -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114281
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| Author |
Lent, John A.
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| LC no. |
94045530 |
| ISBN |
0813320488 |
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0813320496 |
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