Japan-bashing : anti-Japanism since the 1980s / Narelle Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Narrelle, author.

Series:

Routledge contemporary Japan series.

Routledge contemporary Japan series ; 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Case studies.

International relations.

Japan--Foreign public opinion.

Japan.

Western countries--Relations--Japan.

Western countries.

Japan--Relations--Western countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 'Japan-bashing' in its proper historical context and to examine its operation and legacy in the twenty-first century. Despite its importance in the study of discourses about Japan, as

Contents:

From "yellow peril" to "Japan-bashing" : historical images of Japan in the West

The birth of "Japan-bashing" in the United States

"Japan-bashing" takes off in the United States

"Japan-bashing" in Australia

Japanese responses to "Japan-bashing"

The enculturation of "Japan-bashing"

The decline of "Japan-bashing" and assessments of its impact.

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-232) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9781136970948

1136970940

9781283969239

1283969238

9780203851654

020385165X

OCLC:

826489497