Embracing differences

Transnational Cultural Flows between Japan and the United States

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• Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt

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• 262 pagine
• 10 ore

• Libri di testo
• Libri di testo universitari
• Culture & theory

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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 »Embracing Differences« shows that this assumption of a one-sided transfer is no longer valid.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.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2013