03010oam 2200637I 450 991077892190332120230802004725.01-136-44673-70-203-12477-410.4324/9780203124772 (CKB)2550000000096686(EBL)957104(OCoLC)798532718(SSID)ssj0000679287(PQKBManifestationID)11469991(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000679287(PQKBWorkID)10610689(PQKB)10494714(MiAaPQ)EBC957104(Au-PeEL)EBL957104(CaPaEBR)ebr10545569(CaONFJC)MIL761268(OCoLC)787851242(EXLCZ)99255000000009668620180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSuperhuman Japan knowledge, nation, and culture in US-Japan relations /Marie ThorstenLondon :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (182 p.)Routledge contemporary Japan series ;40Description based upon print version of record.0-415-41426-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Superhuman Japan; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: "Sputnik moment" relaunch: the comeback of the superhuman?; 1. America's Superhuman Japan: from Rising Sun to globalization rising; 2. You are Number Two: The awe doctrine from Sputnik to the Japanese economic miracle; 3. Supermoms: Kyōiku mamas; 4. Super-inhuman: Youth and international relations in Battle Royale; 5. Super cool from Sputnik to Japan; Notes; Selected bibliography; IndexThis book examines the imaginative narratives that shaped the attitudes of Americans (and others) toward Japan. Focusing on cultural aspects of economic nationalism and US-Japan relations during the trade war Marie Thorsten uses examples from public discourse, film, documentaries, novels, acts of racism and comparison of international education assessments to examine the way in which Japan has been constituted in a global political gaze as an economic hegemon. In times of heightened rivalry, we often try to find superior ""others"" so that we can motivate ourselves against an imagineRoutledge contemporary Japan series ;40.Public opinionUnited StatesJapanForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsJapanJapanForeign public opinion, AmericanJapanIn popular culturePublic opinion303.48273052327.52073Thorsten Marie.708882MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778921903321Superhuman Japan1341314UNINA01406nam 2200361 a 450 991069557930332120070125153302.0(CKB)5470000002370975(OCoLC)80018670(EXLCZ)99547000000237097520070125d2006 ua 0engurmn|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInformation technology[electronic resource] Immigration and Customs Enforcement is beginning to address infrastructure modernization program weaknesses but key improvements still needed : report to congressional committees[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Government Accountability Office,[2006]i, 73 pages digital, PDF fileTitle from title screen (viewed on Sept. 26, 2006)."July 2006."Paper version available from: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548."GAO-06-823."Includes bibliographical references.Information technology Information storage and retrieval systemsUnited StatesInformation storage and retrieval systemsGPOGPOBOOK9910695579303321Information technology56211UNINA