Erotic Grotesque Nonsense: The Mass Culture of Japanese Modern Times Volume 1
(Part of the Asia Pacific Modern Series)
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This history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism. Miriam Silverberg uses sources such as movie magazines, ethnographies of the homeless, and the most famous photographs from this era to capture the spirit, textures, and language...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520260082
ISBN13:9780520260085
Release Date:June 2009
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:388 Pages
Weight:1.32 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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