Kawaii!: Japan's Culture of Cute, Manami Okazaki
by Manami Okazaki, Geoff Johnson
$160 · Offered by eBay
Can't find what you're looking for? Home page About us Feedback Payment Delivery Customer Service Contact us Shop by Price $10.34 $10.35 - $12.34 $12.35 - $14.34 $14.35 - $16.34 $16.35+ Shop pages Home page Payment Delivery Customer Service About the seller Need help? Send an eBay message Newsletter Add World of Books to your favourites and receive email newsletters about special promotions! General Interest Kawaii!: Japan's Culture of Cute Product Details: Category: Books ISBN: 3791347276 Title: Kawaii!: Japan's Culture of Cute The Fast Free Shipping Author: Manami Okazaki Publisher: Prestel Year Published: 2013 Number of Pages: 224 Book Binding: Paperback Prizes: N/A Book Condition: GOOD SKU: CIN3791347276G Item description Although some trace the phenomenon of Kawaii as far back as Japan's Taisho era, it emerged most visibly in the 1970s, when schoolgirls instigated a quiet calligraphic rebellion. From cute stationery to illustrations, followed by manga, Hello Kitty, Harajuku, and, ultimately, a pervasive culture of cute that touches every aspect of Japanese life: from the robotics industry to the postal service, architecture to food. As colourful as its subject matter, this book contains numerous interviews with illustrators, graphic artists, fashion designers, scientists, and scholars. It explores the phenomena of Harajuku, Sanrio, and girls' manga, and traces the roots of Kawaii from sociological and anthropological perspectives. It also looks at Kawaii's darker sides a
- Publisher: Prestel Gmbh & Co KG.
- Year: 2013
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN: 3791347276
- Condition: Good
Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.