Model Machines : A History of the Asian As Automaton / Long T. Bui.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bui, Long T., author.

Series:

Asian American history and culture.

Asian American History and Cultu Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Ethnic identity.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Social conditions.

Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States.

Stereotypes (Social psychology).

Humanity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"A study of the stereotype and representation of Asians as robotic machines through history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Images

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Model Machine Myth

1. Labor Machines: Fighting the Mechanized Coolie in the Age of Industrial Slavery

2. War Machines: Assembling the Robotic Japanese Soldier under the Shadow of Empire

3. Sex Machines: Exploiting the Bionic Woman of Color for the Cold War Economy

4. Virtual Machines: Containing the Alien Cyborg during the Era of Late Capitalism

5. Global Machines: Reconfiguring the Roboticized Asian within the New Millennium

Epilogue: On Posthuman Historical Futures

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Bui, Long T. Model Machines

ISBN:

9781439922354

1439922357