Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture

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Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture

Author	: P. W. Galbraith
File Size	: 46,7 Mb
Publisher	: Springer
Language	: English
Release Date	: 30 August 2012
ISBN	: 9781137283788
Pages	: 239 pages

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Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture by P. W. Galbraith Book PDF Summary

This is the most complete and compelling account of idols and celebrity in Japanese media culture to date. Engaging with the study of media, gender and celebrity, and sensitive to history and the contemporary scene, these interdisciplinary essays cover male and female idols, production and consumption, industrial structures and fan movements.

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