A cultural history of postwar Japan 1945-1980
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A cultural history of postwar Japan 1945-1980
（Japanese studies）
Routledge, 2009
- : hbk
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戦後日本の大衆文化史
A cultural history of postwar Japan : 1945-1980
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Translation of: 戦後日本の大衆文化史
Reprint. Originally published: Kegan Paul International, 1987
"First published in Japanese in 1984 by Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo"--T.p. verso
Includes index
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Description
First Published in 1987. Japan's surrender on 15 August 1945 was an unprecedented event in Japanese history. The shift from the life of hunger to the life of saturation that took place between 1945 and 1980 has brought about a great change in life style. The significance of this change will be a subject of reassessment for many years to come. This books presents an outline of such a change in the domain of mass culture, a sector of Japanese culture most indicative of the change after the defeat and the subsequent economic recovery.
Table of Contents
Preface 1 Occupation: the American Way of Life as an Imposed Model 2 Occupation: on the Sense of Justice 3 Comics in Post-war Japan 4 Vaudeville Acts 5 Legends of Common Culture 6 Trends in Popular Songs since the l960s 7 Ordinary Citizens and Citizens' Movements 8 Comments on Patterns of Life 9 A Comment on Guidebooks on Japan
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