Millennial monsters : Japanese toys and the global imagination / Anne Allison ; foreword by Gary Cross.
| Author/creator | Allison, Anne, 1950- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xxii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Asia--local studies/global themes ; 13 Asia--local studies/global themes 13. ^A671633 |
| Contents | Enchanted commodities -- From ashes to cyborgs : the era of reconstruction (1945-1960) -- Millennial Japan : intimate alienation and new age intimacies -- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers : the first crossover superheroes -- Fierce flesh : sexy schoolgirls in the action fantasy of Sailor Moon -- Tamagotchi : the prosthetics of presence -- Pokémon : getting monsters and communicating capitalism -- "Gotta catch 'em all" : the Pokémonization of America (and the world). |
| General note | "A Philip E. Lilienthal book"--P. [i]. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-311) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005025770 |
| ISBN | 0520221486 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0520245652 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780520245655 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN635.J2 A55 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |