Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-Pop

by Michael K. Bourdaghs and Michael Bourdaghs

Book Overview

From the beginning of the American Occupation in 1945 to the post-bubble period of the early 1990s, popular music provided Japanese listeners with a much-needed release, channeling their desires, fears, and frustrations into a pleasurable and fluid art. Pop music allowed Japanese artists and audiences to assume various identities, reflecting the country's uncomfortable position under American hegemony and its uncertainty within ever-shifting geopolitical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231158750
• ISBN13: 9780231158756
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher