{"product_id":"introducing-japanese-popular-culture-hardback","title":"Introducing Japanese Popular Culture - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpecifically designed for use in a range of undergraduate and graduate courses, while reaching specialists and general readers, this second edition of \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Japanese Popular Culture \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive textbook offering an up-to-date overview of a wide variety of media forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt uses particular case studies as a way into examining the broader themes in Japanese culture and provides a thorough analysis of the historical and contemporary trends that have shaped artistic production, as well as politics, society, and economics. As a result, more than being a time capsule of influential trends, this book teaches enduring lessons about how popular culture reflects the societies that produce and consume it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from an international team of scholars, representing a range of disciplines from history and anthropology to art history and media studies, the book covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharacters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTelevision\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVideogames\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFan media and technology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMusic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePopular cinema\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnime\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManga\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpectacles and competitions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSites of popular culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFashion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContemporary art.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an accessible style with ample description and analysis, this textbook is essential reading for students of Japanese culture and society, Asian media and popular culture, globalization, and Asian Studies in general. It is a go-to handbook for interested readers and a compendium for scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45600444121326,"sku":"9781032298085","price":223.55,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/introducing-japanese-popular-culture-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}