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Hokusaiâs âœGreat Wave,â as it is commonly known today, is arguably one of Japanâs most successful exports, its commanding cresting profile instantly recognizable no matter how different its representations in media and style. In this richly illustrated and highly original study, Christine Guth examines the iconic wave from its first publication in 1831 through the remarkable range of its articulations, arguing that it has been a site where the tensions, contradictions, and, especially, the productive creativities of the local and the global have been negotiated and expressed. She follows the waveâs trajectory across geographies, linking its movements with larger political, economic, technological, and sociocultural developments. Adopting a case study approach, Guth explores issues that map the social life of the iconic wave across time and place, from the initial reception of the woodblock print in Japan, to the imageâs adaptations as part of âœinternational nationalism,â its place in

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: 1/30/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824839604, 978-0824839604
      ISBN10: 0824839609

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      Book Synopsis
      Hokusaiâs âœGreat Wave,â as it is commonly known today, is arguably one of Japanâs most successful exports, its commanding cresting profile instantly recognizable no matter how different its representations in media and style. In this richly illustrated and highly original study, Christine Guth examines the iconic wave from its first publication in 1831 through the remarkable range of its articulations, arguing that it has been a site where the tensions, contradictions, and, especially, the productive creativities of the local and the global have been negotiated and expressed. She follows the waveâs trajectory across geographies, linking its movements with larger political, economic, technological, and sociocultural developments. Adopting a case study approach, Guth explores issues that map the social life of the iconic wave across time and place, from the initial reception of the woodblock print in Japan, to the imageâs adaptations as part of âœinternational nationalism,â its place in

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