1st Edition
Superhuman Japan Knowledge, Nation and Culture in US-Japan Relations
By Marie Thorsten
Copyright 2012
192 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the imaginative narratives that shaped the attitudes of Americans (and others) toward Japan. Focusing on cultural aspects of economic nationalism and US-Japan relations during the trade war Marie Thorsten uses examples from public discourse, film, documentaries, novels, acts of racism and comparison of international education assessments to examine the way in which Japan has... Read more
Introduction: "Sputnik Moment" Relaunch: The Comeback of the Superhuman? 1. America’s Superhuman Japan, from Rising Sun to Globalization Rising 2. You are Number Two: The Awe Doctrine from Sputnik to the Japanese Economic Miracle 3. Super Moms: Kyōiku Mamas 4. Super-Inhuman: Youth, and International Relations in Battle Royale 5. Super Cool from Sputnik to Japan
Biography
Marie Thorsten is Associate Professor of Global Communications at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan where she researches and teaches courses in global and cultural studies.
