1st Edition

A Cultural History of Postwar Japan 1945-1980

By Shunsuke Tsurumi Copyright 1987
192 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

Shunsuke Tsurumi, one of Japan’s most distinguished contemporary philosophers, continues his study of the intellectual and social history of modern Japan with this penetrating analysis of popular culture in the post-war years. Japanese manga (comics), manzai (dialogues), television, advertising and popular songs are the medium for a revealing examination of the many contradictory forces at work... Read more

1. Occupation: The American Way of Life As An Imposed Model  2. Occupation: On the Sense of Justice  3. Comics in Post-war Japan  4. Vaudeville Acts  5. Legends of Common Culture  6. Trends in Popular Songs since the 1960s  7. Ordinary Citizens and Citizens’ Movements  8. Comments on Patterns of Life  9. A Comment on Guidebooks on Japan

Biography

Shunsuke Tsurumi