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In Godzilla's Footsteps: Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stage
Tsutsui, William M., Ito, Michiko
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Description for In Godzilla's Footsteps: Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stage
Paperback. Editor(s): Tsutsui, William M.; Ito, Michiko. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
These essays consider the Godzilla films and how they shaped and influenced postwar Japanese culture, as well as the globalization of Japanese pop culture icons. There are contributions from Film Studies, Anthropology, History, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies and from Susan Napier, Anne Allison, Christine Yano and others.
These essays consider the Godzilla films and how they shaped and influenced postwar Japanese culture, as well as the globalization of Japanese pop culture icons. There are contributions from Film Studies, Anthropology, History, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies and from Susan Napier, Anne Allison, Christine Yano and others.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403964632
SKU
V9781403964632
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99-15
About Tsutsui, William M., Ito, Michiko
WILLIAM M. TSUTSUI is Associate Professor of History at the University of Kansas, USA. He is also the author of Godzilla on My Mind (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004) and two books on Japanese history. MICHIKO ITO is Japanese Studies Librarian at the University of Kansas, USA.
Reviews for In Godzilla's Footsteps: Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stage
"At last, a critical analysis of Godzilla movies that breathes enough fire to be worthy of the Big G himself. This is a book for anyone interested in Japanese culture - scholars and fans alike will be delighted with these smart, provocative essays that explore what Japan's most popular monster has meant at home and abroad." - Annalee Newitz, author ... Read more