Performing Japan [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary expressions of cultural identity / / edited by Henry Johnson and Jerry C. Jaffe

• Pubblicazione: Folkestone [England], : Global Oriental, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 700.952; 920.052
• Soggetto topico: Group identity - Japan; National characteristics; Japanese - Ethnic identity
• Soggetto geografico: Japan Civilization
• Altri autori: JohnsonHenry JaffeJerry C
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Tradition and transformation -- pt. 2. Place and identity -- pt. 3. Popular culture, technology and consumerism.
• Sommario/riassunto: For the first time, using an interdisciplinary, theoretical and ethnographic approach, the editors have brought together a rich collection of current research on contemporary Japanese performance practices. Topics covered include theatre, music, art, fashion and technology, media, architecture and tourism. Well illustrated, Performing Japan will provide added-value in introductory courses on the Japanese language, history, or culture, as well as Asian Studies in general. In addition, it offers valuable comparative references in the context of theatre, music and dance classes which either introduce Japanese forms or focus entirely on the performing traditions of Japan. The fourteen contributors include Joy hendry, Roy Starrs, Peter Eckersall, Kimi Coaldrake, Henry Johnson and Jerry C. Jaffe.
• Titolo autorizzato: Performing Japan
• ISBN: 1-282-08903-X; 9786612089039; 90-04-21319-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789086003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II