| Description |
xiii, 257 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Materializing culture |
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Materializing culture.
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| Summary |
"At the turn of the 20th Century, Japanese 'villages' and their exotic occupants delighted and mystified visitors to the Great Exhibitions and Worlds' Fairs. At the beginning of the 21st Century, Japanese tourists have reversed the gaze and now may visit a range of European 'countries', as well as several other cultural worlds, without ever leaving the shores of Japan. This book suggests that these and other exciting Asian theme-parks pose a challenge to Western notions of leisure, education, and entertainment." "Examining Japanese parks in the context of a variety of historical examples of cultural display in Europe, the U.S. and Australia, as well as other Asian examples, the author calls into question the too easy adoption of postmodern theory as an ethnocentrically Western phenomenon and clearly shows that Japan has given theme parks an entirely new mode of interpretation."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 223-235) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Amusement parks -- Social aspects -- Japan.
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Amusement parks -- Japan.
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Ethnocentrism -- Japan.
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National characteristics.
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Popular culture -- Japan.
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Tourism.
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Civilization -- European influences.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069385
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Japan -- Civilization -- 1945-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069378
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Tokyo Disneyland (Urayasu-shi, Japan) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135865
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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| ISBN |
185973328X |
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1859733336 |
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