A Nation of a Hundred Million Idiots

A Social History of Japanese Television, 1953 - 1973

Bibliographic Data

ID7516082
AuthorsJayson Makoto Chun (corresponding author)
Year2006
Pages304
Publication date2006-12-06
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueNation of a Hundred Million Idiots? (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1604/9780203942994
OpenAlexW636012686
ISBN9780203942994
Open LibraryOL53884536M
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Part 1: Introduction to Japanese Introduction Part 2: The History of Japanese 1. Prewar Roots of Japanese Culture: Imperial Culture, Media Culture, and Radio 2. Postwar Media and Japanese Encounters with TV 3. Pro Wrestling and Body Slams: Early TV as a Mass Event 4. Transforming the Nation: TV Takes Root in Japan (1957-1963) Part 3: Japanese Interactions with 5. Spreads to the Countryside 6. Intellectuals Debate TV: Oya's Hundred Million Idiots and Kato's Television Culture 7. Protecting the Children and Cleaning Up TV 8. Politics as Spectacle: Parades, Pageantry and Protests 9. Anpo Redux: University Riots and a Hostage Crisis 10. America in Japanese Television: Family Dramas and Cowboys 11. After the American Boom: Japanese TV Gains its Independence Part 4: The Meaning of the Japanese Nation Epilogue: Fractured Nation

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