Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Title is Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams : Japanese Science Fiction from Origins to Anime Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 288. Category - Literary Criticism Product Description - Since the end of the Second World War-and particularly over the last decade-Japanese science fiction has strongly influenced global popular culture. Unlike American and British science fiction, its most popular examples have been visual-from Gojira Godzilla and Astro Boy in the 1950s and 1960s to the anime masterpieces Akira and Ghost in the Shell of the 1980s and 1990s-while little attention has been paid to a vibrant tradition of prose science fiction in Japan. Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams remedies this neglect with a rich exploration of the genre that connects prose science fiction to contemporary anime. Bringing together Western scholars and leading Japanese critics, this groundbreaking work traces the beginnings, evolution, and future direction of science fiction in Japan, its major schools and authors, cultural origins and relationship to its Western counterparts, the role of the genre in the formation of Japan's national and political identity, and its unique fan culture. Covering a remarkable range of texts-from the 1930s fantastic detective fiction of Yumeno Kyubsaku to the cross-culturally produced and marketed film and video game franchise Final Fantasy-this book firmly establishes Japanese science fiction as a vital and exciting genre. Contributors: Hiroki Azuma Hiroko Chiba, DePauw U Naoki Chiba William O. Gardner, Swarthmore College Mari Kotani Livia Monnet, U of Montreal Miri Nakamura, Stanford U Susan Napier, Tufts U Sharalyn Orbaugh, U of British Columbia Tamaki Saitu4 Thomas Schnellbacher, Berlin Free U. Christopher Bolton is assistant professor of Japanese at Williams College. Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr. is professor of English at DePauw University. Takayuki Tatsumi is professor of English at Keio University. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167396615
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Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams : Japanese Science Fiction from Origins to Anime
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication Year: 2007
Subject: Ethnic Studies / General, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Asian / Japanese
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 19.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr.
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Social Science
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