Golden arches east : McDonald's in East Asia / edited by James L. Watson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watson, James L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McDonald's Corporation.

Fast food restaurants--Social aspects--East Asia.

Fast food restaurants.

Globalization--East Asia.

Globalization.

East Asia--Social life and customs.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

McDonald's restaurants are found in over 100 countries, serving tens of millions of people each day. What are the cultural implications of this phenomenal success? The widely read—and widely acclaimed—Golden Arches East argues that McDonald's has largely become divorced from its American roots and become a "local" institution for an entire generation of affluent consumers in Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul, and Tokyo. In the second edition, James L. Watson also covers recent attacks on the fast-food chain as a symbol of American imperialism, and the company's role in the obesity controversy currently raging in the U.S. food industry, bringing the story of East Asian franchises into the twenty-first century. Praise for the First Edition: "Golden Arches East is a fascinating study that explores issues of globalization by focusing on the role of McDonald's in five Asian economies and [concludes] that in many countries McDonald's has been absorbed by local communities and become assimilated, so that it is no longer thought of as a foreign restaurant and in some ways no longer functions as one." —Nicholas Kristof, New York Times Book Review "This is an important book because it shows accurately and with subtlety how transnational culture emerges. It must be read by anyone interested in globalization. It is concise enough to be used for courses in anthropology and Asian studies." —Joseph Bosco, China Journal "The strength of this book is that the contributors contextualize not just the food side of McDonald's, but the social and cultural activity on which this culture is embedded. These are culturally rich stories from the anthropology of everyday life." —Paul Noguchi, Journal of Asian Studies "Here is the rare academic study that belongs in every library."—Library Journal

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface to the First Edition

Contents

Contributors

Introduction: Transnationalism, Localization, and Fast Foods in East Asia

1. McDonald's in Beijing: The Localization of Americana

2. McDonald's in Hong Kong: Consumerism, Dietary Change, and the Rise of a Children's Culture

3. McDonald's in Taipei: Hamburgers, Betel Nuts, and National Identity

4. McDonald's in Seoul: Food Choices, Identity, and Nationalism

5. McDonald's in Japan: Changing Manners and Etiquette

Update:McDonald's as Political Target: Globalization and Anti-globalization in the Twenty-First Century

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-246) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

Other Format:

Print version: Golden arches east.

ISBN:

0-8047-6739-4

OCLC:

75972825