Tokyo Cyberpunk: Posthumanism in Japanese Visual Culture

by Steven T. Brown

Book Overview

Engaging some of the most ground-breaking and thought-provoking anime, manga, and science fiction films, Tokyo Cyberpunk offers insightful analysis of Japanese visual culture. Steven T. Brown draws new conclusions about electronically mediated forms of social interaction, as well as specific Japanese socioeconomic issues, all in the context of globalization and advanced capitalism. Penetrating and nuanced, this book makes a major contribution to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023010360X
• ISBN13: 9780230103603
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"