Description

Book Synopsis
Seeks to understand why, with its seemingly unrivaled power, the Tokugawa shogunate of early modern Japan tried so hard to regulate the ostensibly unimportant popular culture of Edo (present-day Tokyo) - including fashion, leisure activities, prints, and theater.

Trade Review
"The Politics of Dialogic Imagination is an extraordinarily sophisticated and brilliant look at the political effects of an emergent popular culture. The larger significance of Katsuya Hirano's 'local' study is the way it demonstrates the actual politicality of cultural production in its aptitude for generating new forms of representation on a scale infinitely more numerous than politics itself." (Harry Harootunian, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University)"

The Politics of Dialogic Imagination

    Product form

    £25.00

    Includes FREE delivery

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Mon 10 Aug 2026.

    A Paperback / softback by Katsuya Hirano

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of The Politics of Dialogic Imagination by Katsuya Hirano

      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/11/2013
      ISBN13: 9780226060569, 978-0226060569
      ISBN10: 022606056X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Seeks to understand why, with its seemingly unrivaled power, the Tokugawa shogunate of early modern Japan tried so hard to regulate the ostensibly unimportant popular culture of Edo (present-day Tokyo) - including fashion, leisure activities, prints, and theater.

      Trade Review
      "The Politics of Dialogic Imagination is an extraordinarily sophisticated and brilliant look at the political effects of an emergent popular culture. The larger significance of Katsuya Hirano's 'local' study is the way it demonstrates the actual politicality of cultural production in its aptitude for generating new forms of representation on a scale infinitely more numerous than politics itself." (Harry Harootunian, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University)"

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account