Title Modern Japanese culture : the insider view / Leith Morton

Published South Melbourne, Vic. ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003 South Melbourne, Victoria ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003 é2003

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Description v, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm regular print Contents 1. Interpreting Culture in Modern Japan -- 2. Yanagita Kunio and the Origins of Culture -- 3. Yoshimoto Takaaki and Contemporary Culture -- 4. The Literature of Contemporary Japan -- 5. Mass Culture: TV, Cinema, and Manga Summary A detailed, comprehensive and critical overview of modern Japanese culture, focusing specifically upon those contemporary Japanese thinkers who have made the greatest signficiant impact in shaping Japanese culture. It also describes and explores important expressions of contemporary culture such as literature, cinema, television, and manga (comics) Analysis Japan Culture Literature Popular culture Overseas item Notes Includes bibliographical references and index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-276) and index Subject Popular culture -- Japan. SUBJECT Japan http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78089021 -- Civilisation -- 21st century Japan -- Civilization http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069361 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478 Japan -- Intellectual life http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069531 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478 Japan -- Civilization -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069378 LC no. 2003271088 ISBN 0195540891

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