Asian popular culture / edited by John A. Lent.
| Other author | Lent, John A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boulder : Westview Press, 1995. |
| Description | viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | International communication and popular culture International communication and popular culture. ^A326292 |
| Contents | "Hey, we equatorial people" : popular music and contemporary society in Malaysia / Craig A. Lockard -- Music culture in Singapore : record companies, retailers, and performers / Alan Wells and Lee Chun Wah -- Thai cassettes and their covers : two case histories / Deborah Wong -- Blood, brothers, and Hong Kong gangster movies : pop culture commentary on "One China" / Barbara Ryan -- Southeast Asia pop art : the movie billboard / John A. Lent -- Mr. Atomic, Mr. Mercury, and Chime Trooper : Japan's answer to the American dream / Ron Tanner -- Coffee shop culture : days in the life of Manila's gossip mill / Antonio Lopez -- Cartooning in Sri Lanka : a precarious tightrope act / Leonard Rifas -- Sexism in Japanese weekly comic magazines for men / Kinko Ito -- Sanmao : classic cartoons and Chinese popular culture / Mary Ann Farquhar -- Immortal picture-stories : comic art in early Indian art / Aruna Rao -- Moving art galleries of South and Southeast Asia / John A. Lent -- Modern Malay folklore : the humor magazines / Ronald Provencher -- Crossing ethnolinguistic boundaries : a preliminary look at the Gaijin Tarento in Japan / Laura Miller -- Pachinko, Japan's national pastime / Elizabeth Kiritani |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 94045530 |
| ISBN | 0813320488 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813320496 (pbk.: alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS12 .A7355 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |