1st Edition

Japan-Bashing Anti-Japanism since the 1980s

By Narrelle Morris Copyright 2011
252 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The aim of this book is to examine and analyse the phenomenon of ‘Japan-bashing’, from its invention and popularisation in the United States in the late 1970s to the emergence of other national variants, including in Australia and Japan, to its gradual decline in the late 1990s. It is the first major book-length study of ‘Japan-bashing from a multinational perspective, one that attempts to place... Read more

Introduction  1. From ‘Yellow Peril’ to ‘Japan-bashing’: Historical Images of Japan in the West  2. The Birth of ‘Japan-bashing’ in the United States  3. ‘Japan-bashing’ Takes Off in the United States  4. ‘Japan-bashing’ in Australia  5. Japanese Responses to ‘Japan-bashing’  6. The Enculturation of ‘Japan-bashing’  7. The Decline of ‘Japan-bashing’ and Assessments of its Impact.  Conclusion

Biography

Narelle Morris is a research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law at The University of Melbourne, Australia.