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• catalog abstract "Ian Littlewood's The Idea of Japan begins with the principle that the more remote a country is, the broader and more indiscriminate are the stereotypes we form of it. A hundred and fifty years ago, Japan was so remote from the West that it might have existed on another planet. Today its influence touches all of us, yet in the West we know almost as little about it as we did in the days when Henry Adams, visiting Japan, called it "a toy-world." In this book Mr. Littlewood. Offers a framework for making sense of this puzzling culture. He carefully sifts through the most common stereotypes that we encounter on television, in movies, or in newspapers and magazines, comparing them with the historical and cultural record. Through a history abundantly illustrated with examples and anecdotes, he shows how our common images - whether of Madame Butterfly or the samurai businessman - scarcely reflect reality. "What emerges as we move through a. Mythical world of subhumans and superhumans, of temples and cherry blossoms, of exotic women and strange fanatical men," he writes, "is a striking picture of how closely our current images of the Japanese are tied to the cliches of the past." Drawing from a wide range of sources - from the accounts of Jesuit missionaries to the japonisme of the nineteenth century and the images of contemporary Hollywood - Mr. Littlewood shows why we have too long seen Japan only as a. Projection of our own fears, dreams, and desires. The Idea of Japan is a fascinating exploration of Japanese life as well as a provocative insight into the processes by which we understand, or fail to understand, another culture.".
• catalog contributor b10008890.
• catalog coverage "Japan Civilization.".
• catalog created "1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
• catalog description "1. A Question of Category -- 2. A Marked Resemblance to Monkeys -- 3. Strange Forms of Knowledge -- 4. Glorious Death -- 5. An Unfathomable Planet -- 6. A Realised Fairyland -- 7. Force of Circumstance -- 8. A Place to Meditate -- 9. A Natural Infirmity -- 10. The Inhuman Aesthetic -- 11. A Bevy of Damsels -- 12. Butterflies with Hearts -- 13. A Lewd People -- 14. Cultural Penetration -- 15. A Streak of Violence -- 16. The Sadist -- 17. Bushido -- 18. Samurai in Suits -- 19. Back to the Yellow Peril?".
• catalog description "Ian Littlewood's The Idea of Japan begins with the principle that the more remote a country is, the broader and more indiscriminate are the stereotypes we form of it. A hundred and fifty years ago, Japan was so remote from the West that it might have existed on another planet. Today its influence touches all of us, yet in the West we know almost as little about it as we did in the days when Henry Adams, visiting Japan, called it "a toy-world." In this book Mr. Littlewood.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Mythical world of subhumans and superhumans, of temples and cherry blossoms, of exotic women and strange fanatical men," he writes, "is a striking picture of how closely our current images of the Japanese are tied to the cliches of the past." Drawing from a wide range of sources - from the accounts of Jesuit missionaries to the japonisme of the nineteenth century and the images of contemporary Hollywood - Mr. Littlewood shows why we have too long seen Japan only as a.".
• catalog description "Offers a framework for making sense of this puzzling culture. He carefully sifts through the most common stereotypes that we encounter on television, in movies, or in newspapers and magazines, comparing them with the historical and cultural record. Through a history abundantly illustrated with examples and anecdotes, he shows how our common images - whether of Madame Butterfly or the samurai businessman - scarcely reflect reality. "What emerges as we move through a.".
• catalog description "Projection of our own fears, dreams, and desires. The Idea of Japan is a fascinating exploration of Japanese life as well as a provocative insight into the processes by which we understand, or fail to understand, another culture.".
• catalog extent "xvi, 238 p., [8] p. of plates :".
• catalog identifier "1566631173".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "1996.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Chicago, Ill. : Ivan R. Dee,".
• catalog spatial "Japan Civilization.".
• catalog subject "952 20".
• catalog subject "DS821 .L58 1996".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. A Question of Category -- 2. A Marked Resemblance to Monkeys -- 3. Strange Forms of Knowledge -- 4. Glorious Death -- 5. An Unfathomable Planet -- 6. A Realised Fairyland -- 7. Force of Circumstance -- 8. A Place to Meditate -- 9. A Natural Infirmity -- 10. The Inhuman Aesthetic -- 11. A Bevy of Damsels -- 12. Butterflies with Hearts -- 13. A Lewd People -- 14. Cultural Penetration -- 15. A Streak of Violence -- 16. The Sadist -- 17. Bushido -- 18. Samurai in Suits -- 19. Back to the Yellow Peril?".
• catalog title "The idea of Japan : western images, western myths / Ian Littlewood.".
• catalog type "text".