Embracing differences : transnational cultural flows between Japan and the United States

Author(s)

    • Laemmerhirt, Iris-Aya

Bibliographic Information

Embracing differences : transnational cultural flows between Japan and the United States

Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt

(Culture & theory)

Transcript, c2013

Available at  / 7 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 2008

Bibliography: p. [219]-256

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The omnipresence and popularity of American consumer products in Japan have triggered an avalanche of writing shedding light on different aspects of this cross-cultural relationship. Cultural interactions are often accompanied by the term cultural imperialism, a concept that on close scrutiny turns out to be a hasty oversimplification given the contemporary cultural interaction between the U.S. and Japan. "Embracing Differences" shows that this assumption of a one-sided transfer is no longer valid. Closely investigating Disney theme parks, sushi, as well as movies, Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt reveals a dialogical exchange between these two nations that has changed the image of Japan in the United States.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-1 of 1

Details

  • NCID
    BB16179118
  • ISBN
    • 9783837626001
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Bielefeld
  • Pages/Volumes
    261 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Classification
  • Parent Bibliography ID
Page Top