Monstrous Melodies and Island Fantasies
Mothra, The Peanuts, and Japan's Cold War Cultures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2135087 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Bourdaghs, Michael K Bourdaghs (0000-0003-0035-8304, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466024029115 |
| OpenAlex | W4408532977 |
| Language | EN |
This article explores popular music of Japan's Cold War era, with a special focus on singing duo The Peanuts and the film Mothra. It argues that Japanese culture of the Cold War must be understood as participating simultaneously in all three networks of the Cold War order-the First World of capitalist liberal democracies, the Second World of the socialist bloc, and the Third World of the decolonizing and nonaligned Bandung Movement
Ancient history · Art · Biology · Cold war · Geography · Literature · Melody · Musical · Political science · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Horticulture
| Highly cited | No |
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