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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Susan Jolliffe Napier |
ISBN: | 1403962138 9781403962133 1403962146 9781403962140 |
OCLC Number: | 125403522 |
Description: | xii, 258 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Introduction: Orientalism, (soft) power, and pleasure -- Japonisme from Monet to Van Gogh: "above all to make you see" -- "Mon semblable! mon frere": collecting, doubling and mirroring Japan in England and America 1878-1941 -- Paths of power: Japan as utopia and dystopia in the postwar American imagination -- The dark heart of fantasy: Japanese women in the eyes of the western male -- The 1990's and beyond: Japanese fantasy takes wing -- Anime nation: cons, cosplay and (sub) cultural capital -- Differing destinations: cultural identification, Orientalism, and "Soft Power" in twenty-first-century anime fandom -- In search of sacred space? anime fandom and Miyazaki World -- From fans to fandom / Susan J. Napier. |
Responsibility: | Susan J. Napier. |
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Abstract:
What is it about anime that is so appealing to a transnational fan base? This book takes a look at anime fans and the place they occupy, both in terms of subculture in Japan and America, and in relation to Western perceptions of Japan since the late 1800s.
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A CHOICE Review of Books Outstanding Academic TitlePraise for Susan Napier's previous book, Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke:"A thoughtful and carefully researched account." - The New York Times"This worthy addition to the burgeoning literature on Japanese popular culture will stand the test of time." - Choice Read more...

