Author : Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt
Release : 2014-03-31
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 006/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Embracing Differences by : Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt
Download or read book Embracing Differences written by Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt. This book was released on 2014-03-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The omnipresence and popularity of American consumer products in Japan have triggered an avalanche of writing shedding light on different aspects of this cross-cultural relationship. Cultural interactions are often accompanied by the term cultural imperialism, a concept that on close scrutiny turns out to be a hasty oversimplification given the contemporary cultural interaction between the U.S. and Japan. »Embracing Differences« shows that this assumption of a one-sided transfer is no longer valid. Closely investigating Disney theme parks, sushi, as well as movies, Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt reveals a dialogical exchange between these two nations that has changed the image of Japan in the United States.