Kawaii! Japan's Culture of Cute

Name: Kawaii! Japan's Culture of Cute
Price: 17.8 USD
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ISBN: 9783791347271

ISBN-10: 3791347276

ISBN-13: 9783791347271

Edition: 2013

Authors: Manami Okazaki, Geoff Johnson

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Showcasing Japan's astonishingly varied culture of cute, this volume takes the reader on a dazzling and adorable visual journey through all things kawaii. Although some trace the phenomenon of kawaii as far back as Japan's Taisho era, it emerged most visibly in the 1970s when schoolgirls began writing in big, bubbly letters complete with tiny hearts and stars. From cute handwriting came manga, Hello Kitty, and Harajuku, and the kawaii aesthetic now affects every aspect of Japanese life. As colorful as its subject matter, this book contains numerous interviews with illustrators, artists, fashion designers, and scholars. It traces the roots of the movement from sociological and…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Prestel Verlag GmbH & Co KG.
Publication date: 4/17/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.95" wide x 9.63" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.870