1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462695803321

Titolo

Asian popular culture in transition / / edited by Lorna Fitzsimmons and John A. Lent

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-11685-2

1-299-16103-0

1-136-30098-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary Asia series ; ; 36

Altri autori (Persone)

FitzsimmonsLorna <1957->

LentJohn A

Disciplina

950.4/311

Soggetti

Popular culture - Asia

Social change - Asia

Electronic books.

Asia Social life and customs 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Cultural markets -- pt. II. Youth and technology -- pt. III. Gender.

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines contemporary consumption practices in South Korea, China, India, Japan, and Singapore and both updates and extends popular culture studies of the region. Through an interdisciplinary lens, this collection of essays explores how recent advances and shifts in information technologies and globalization have impacted cultural markets, fashion, the digital generation, mobile culture, femininity, matrimonial advertising, and a film actress' image and performance."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460447503321

Autore

Aaronson Susan A.

Titolo

Trade and the American dream : a social history of postwar trade policy / / Susan Ariel Aaronson ; forewords by William V. Roth, Jr., and Robert T. Matsui

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1996

©1996

ISBN

0-8131-0874-8

0-8131-4919-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 pages)

Disciplina

382/.3/0973

Soggetti

International economic relations

Electronic books.

United States Commercial policy History 20th century

United States Economic conditions 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of IIIustrations; List of Tables and Figures; Forewords; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Roots of Multilateral Trade Policy; 2. Linking Jobs to Trade Policy, 1939-1942; 3. Gaining Congressional Approval for Multilateral Trade Liberalization, 1943-1945; 4. The Planners and the Public, 1943-1946; 5. Public Response to the ITO, 1946-1947; 6. The ITO, the GATT, and U.S. Trade Policy, 1947-1948; 7. Congressional Challenges and Public Apathy toward Trade, 1948-1949; 8. Dead on Arrival: The Fate of the ITO, 1948-1951

9. The Rise and Erosion of the Freer Trade Consensus and the Debate over NAFTA, 1949-199410. Present at the Creation of the WTO, 1986-1994; Conclusion: Democracy and Economic Interdependence; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Every hour of every day Americans see, smell, taste, or hear goods and services traded between the United States and other nations. Trade issues are front-page news but most Americans know little about the



potential impact of global economic interdependence on their jobs, standard of living, and quality of life.In  Trade and the American Dream, Susan Aaronson highlights a previously ignored dimension of the United States trade policy: public understanding. Focusing on the debate over the three mechanisms designed to govern world trade -- the International Trade Organization (ITO), the General