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UNINA9910450112203321 |
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Allison Anne <1950-> |
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Millennial monsters [[electronic resource] ] : Japanese toys and the global imagination / / Anne Allison ; foreword by Gary Cross |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
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1-282-77192-2 |
9786612771927 |
0-520-93899-2 |
1-60129-029-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (355 p.) |
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Asia--local studies/global themes ; ; 13 |
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Toys - Japan |
Games - Japan |
Animated films - Japan |
Video games - Japan |
Consumer goods - Japan |
Toy industry - Japan |
Toys - Japan - Marketing |
Philosophy, Japanese |
Electronic books. |
Japan Social life and customs |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Enchanted Commodities -- 2. From Ashes To Cyborgs: The Era Of Reconstruction (1945-1960) -- 3. Millennial Japan: Intimate Alienation And New Age Intimacies -- 4. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The First Crossover Superheroes -- 5. Fierce Flesh: Sexy Schoolgirls In The Action Fantasy Of Sailor Moon -- 6. Tamagotchi: The Prosthetics Of Presence -- 7. Pokémon: Getting Monsters And Communicating Capitalism -- 8. "Gotta Catch 'Em All": The Pokémonization Of America (And The World) -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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From sushi and karaoke to martial arts and technoware, the currency of made-in-Japan cultural goods has skyrocketed in the global marketplace during the past decade. The globalization of Japanese "cool" is led by youth products: video games, manga (comic books), anime (animation), and cute characters that have fostered kid crazes from Hong Kong to Canada. Examining the crossover traffic between Japan and the United States, Millennial Monsters explores the global popularity of Japanese youth goods today while it questions the make-up of the fantasies and the capitalistic conditions of the play involved. Arguing that part of the appeal of such dream worlds is the polymorphous perversity with which they scramble identity and character, the author traces the postindustrial milieux from which such fantasies have arisen in postwar Japan and been popularly received in the United States. |
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UNIORUON00131754 |
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Fu xue da cidian |
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Shanghai, : Jiuxue shuju, [s.d.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Materiale a stampa |
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UNINA9910483580303321 |
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Autore |
Aka Menny |
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A Journey Through The Realm of Numbers : From Quadratic Equations to Quadratic Reciprocity / / by Menny Aka, Manfred Einsiedler, Thomas Ward |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XIX, 344 p.) |
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SUMS Readings, , 2730-5821 |
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Disciplina |
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Number theory |
Algebra |
Number Theory |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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1 Introduction: Polynomial Equations -- 2 Cantor's Paradise -- 3 Sums of Squares -- 4 Sums of Two Squares -- 5 Abstract Algebra: Ring Theory -- 6 Cubic and Quartic Diophantine Equations -- 7 The Structure of the Group Fp⨯ -- 8 Studying Squares Again -- Hints to Selected Exercises -- References and further reading -- Index. |
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This book takes the reader on a journey from familiar high school mathematics to undergraduate algebra and number theory. The journey starts with the basic idea that new number systems arise from solving different equations, leading to (abstract) algebra. Along this journey, the reader will be exposed to important ideas of mathematics, and will learn a little about how mathematics is really done. Starting at an elementary level, the book gradually eases the reader into the complexities of higher mathematics; in particular, the formal structure of mathematical writing (definitions, theorems and proofs) is introduced in simple terms. The book covers a range of topics, from the very foundations (numbers, set theory) to basic abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields), driven throughout by the need to understand concrete equations and problems, such as determining which numbers are sums of squares. Some topics usually reserved for a more advanced |
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audience, such as Eisenstein integers or quadratic reciprocity, are lucidly presented in an accessible way. The book also introduces the reader to open source software for computations, to enhance understanding of the material and nurture basic programming skills. For the more adventurous, a number of Outlooks included in the text offer a glimpse of possible mathematical excursions. This book supports readers in transition from high school to university mathematics, and will also benefit university students keen to explore the beginnings of algebraic number theory. It can be read either on its own or as a supporting text for first courses in algebra or number theory, and can also be used for a topics course on Diophantine equations. |
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