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1 online resource (xiii, 230 pages) |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index. |
| Contents |
Manga in the discourse of Japan cool -- The nature of Manga discourse -- Manga in the history of literacy -- The literacy practices of reading Manga -- Strategies for comprehending Manga -- Reasons for reading Manga -- The effects of literacy. |
| Summary |
Japanese animation, video games, and manga have attracted fans around the world. The characters, the stories, and the sensibilities that come out of these cultural products are together called Japan Cool. This is not a sudden fad, but is rooted in manga--Japanese comics--which since the mid-1940s have developed in an exponential way. In spite of a gradual decline in readership, manga still commands over a third of the publishing output. The volume of manga works that is being produced and has been throughhistory is enormous. There are manga publications that attract readers of all ages and gen. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- History and criticism.
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Comic books, strips, etc. |
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Japan. |
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Literacy -- Japan.
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Literacy. |
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Popular culture -- Japanese influences.
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Popular culture -- Japanese influences. |
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Sociolinguistics -- Japan.
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Sociolinguistics. |
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Video games -- Japan -- History and criticism.
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Video games. |
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Video games.
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Reading -- Social aspects -- Japan.
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Reading -- Social aspects. |
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Reading. |
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Popular education -- Japan.
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Popular education. |
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Erotica. |
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Fantasy. |
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Romance. |
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Gay & Lesbian. |
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Media Tie-In. |
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Science Fiction. |
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Horror. |
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Historical Fiction. |
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Manga. |
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Japan. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Allen, Kate, 1950-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reading Japan cool Lanham : Lexington Books, c2009. 9780739127537 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2008046570 |
| ISBN |
9780739135075 ebook |
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9780739127537 cloth alkaline paper |
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0739127535 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780739135075 electronic alkaline paper |
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0739135074 electronic alkaline paper |
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0739135074 ebook |
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9780739127544 (paperback) |
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0739127543 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
9786612494369 |
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