Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the U.S
 Author: Roland Kelts Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 791 EAN: 9781403984760 Edition: 1st edition ISBN: 140398476X Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 2007-11-13 [... more]
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Hello Kitty: The Remarkable Story of Sanrio and the ...
Strong introduction, Weak follow-up: In one of the only books I've ever found attacking directly at the marketing and history of Sanrio without the usage of the cute Sanrio graphics, Belson and Bremmer give more than enough information about the roots of [... more]
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Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate ...
The hostess club as a microcosm of Japanese society: Nightwork, by Anne Allison, provides us with a fascinating firsthand glimpse into the world of the Japanese hostess club, showing us exactly what sort of work the hostesses engage in, and the typical [... more]
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War without Mercy: PACIFIC WAR
From Amazon.com: Dower's premise in War without Mercy is a startling one: Though Western allies were clearly headed for victory, pure racism fueled the continuation and intensification of hostilities in the Pacific theater during the final year of World [... more]
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Nisei Daughter
My favorite book on the internment experience!: This book by far beats all the other books about the American tragedy. I also recommend you get Farewell to Manzannar if you enjoy this book. Generational and cultural conflicts: Very nice memoir about [... more]
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A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the ...
Outstanding: This is an outstanding book on the modern history of Japan since the early 19th century. Mr. Gordon writes exceptionally well; unlike most academics, his sentences are mercifully short. You won`t get lost in any run-on sentences that take up [... more]
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Product Design Review: A Methodology for Error-Free ...
Product Design Review: A Method for Error-Free Development: Strengths: 1) This book presents a very critical subject which is going to play an important role in improving productivity, customer satisfaction via avoided costs (seen through reduction in [... more]
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Educating Hearts and Minds: Reflections on Japanese ...
informative: In response to the other review: Actually, the author is an American social psychologist, and she didn't just "sit back and watch" her kids in Japanese public schools. She did in-depth research of the school systems, which involved [... more]
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Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World
Author: Woodrow Phoenix Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 688.720952 EAN: 9784770030177 Edition: 1 ISBN: 4770030177 Number Of Pages: 112 Publication Date: 2006-09-12 Release Date: 2006-10-15 [... more]
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Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an ...
Should be titled "An Ode to Nintendo": Frankly, unless you're as enamored with Nintendo as Kohler is, you'll probably find the scope of this book far too narrow to be of any real interest or provide any insight. Kohler has essentially (and I [... more]
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Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the U.S
Author: Roland 1 Kelts Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 303.4827305209045 EAN: 9781403974754 Edition: 1st edition ISBN: 1403974756 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 2006-11-28 [... more]
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The Knowledge-Creating Company: How Japanese Companies ...
Why depend on inscrutable tacit- to- tacit info flows?: Too much reliance on mysterious "knowledge" flow (called tacit to tacit transfers by Nonaka). Yes tacit knowledge is extremely important, but not more so than explicit knowledge which is [... more]
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