{"product_id":"western-rock-artists-madame-butterfly-and-the-allure-of-japan-dancing-in-an-eastern-dream-9781793625250","title":"Western Rock Artists, Madame Butterfly, and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the framework of Edward Said’s Orientalism, this work examines how Western rock and pop artists—particularly during the age of album rock from the 1970s through the 1990s—perpetuated long-held stereotypes of Japan in their direct encounters with the country and in songs and music videos with Japanese content.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis knowledgeable, lovingly-written, accessible book records the many ways orientalist stereotypes of Japan have influenced American and British rock musicians during the “Age of Album Rock” (1960s–1990s) and beyond, as heard in their songs, seen on their album covers, enacted on their concerts at the Budokan, performed in photographs and music videos, and reported by journalists. -- Alisa Freedman, University of Oregon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: I Want You to Want Me: Western Rock Artists and Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: You Say You Want a Revolution: The Ventures, the Beatles, Group Sounds, and the Soundtrack for a Miracle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Japan’s Temple of Rock: Budokan and the Golden Age of Live in Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Unleashed in the East: Negotiating Western Imaginaries of Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Big in Japan: The Western Gaze in Rock Songs About Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: I Think I’m Turning Japanese: Orientalism in Rock Videos and Images \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Pinkerton’s Apology: The Maturing of the Western Rocker’s Gaze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Rockin’ On: The Continuing Appeal of Japan to Western Artists","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042651636055,"sku":"9781793625250","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793625250.jpg?v=1750955020","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/western-rock-artists-madame-butterfly-and-the-allure-of-japan-dancing-in-an-eastern-dream-9781793625250","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}