@article{807859,
      author = {Atkins, E. Taylor},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/807859},
      title = {A history of popular culture in Japan : from the  seventeenth century to the present /},
      abstract = {"The phenomenon of 'Cool Japan' is one of the distinctive  features of global popular culture of the millennial age;  people of all ages throughout the world consume and emulate  cultural products made in Japan. A History of Popular  Culture in Japan provides the first historical and  analytical overview of popular culture in Japan from its  origins in the 17th century to the present day, using it to  explore broader themes of conflict, power, identity and  meaning in Japanese history. E. Taylor Atkins shows how  Japan is one of the earliest sites for the development of  mass-produced, market-oriented cultural products consumed  by urban middle and working classes. The best-known  traditional arts and culture of Japan--Noh theater,  monochrome ink painting, court literature, poetry and  indigenous music--inhabited a world distinct from that of  urban commoners, who fashioned their own expressive forms  and laid the groundwork for today's 'gross national cool.'  Popular culture was pivotal in the rise of Japanese  nationalism, imperialism, militarism, postwar democracy,  and economic development. Eschewing a chronological  narrative to instead offer historiographical and analytical  frameworks for understanding its subject, A History of  Popular Culture in Japan synthesizes the latest scholarship  from a variety of disciplines. It is a vital resource for  students of Japanese cultural history wishing to gain a  deeper understanding of Japan's contributions to global  cultural heritage, and a nuanced view of how popular  culture provides a space for Japanese to understand  themselves and their place in the world"--Provided by  publisher.},
      recid = {807859},
      pages = {xi, 276 pages :},
}