Abstract
Perceiving Japan in the West
Japan is cool. Japanese coolness has been studied for decades by scholars from all over the world, famously by Douglas McGray who argued that Japan is a "cultural superpower".
Japan is cool. Japanese coolness has been studied for decades by scholars from all over the world, famously by Douglas McGray who argued that Japan is a "cultural superpower".
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Exporting Japanese Aesthetics |
Subtitle of host publication | Evolution from Tradition to Cool Japan |
Editors | Tets Kimura, Jennifer Anne Harris |
Place of Publication | Eastbourne |
Publisher | Sussex Academic Press |
Chapter | 1 |
Pages | 12-40 |
Number of pages | 29 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781782846581 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781789760019 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2020 |
Publication series
Name | Sussex library of Asian and Asian American studies. |
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Keywords
- Civilization, Modern -- Japanese influences
- Japan -- Civilization
- Aesthetics, Japanese