{"product_id":"japanese-self-help-book-covers-esther-sampson-9789004769724","title":"Japanese Self-Help Book Covers: Multimodal Cross-Cultural Translations","description":"Why does the same book look so different around the world? This study examines the global covers of the Japanese bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Be Disliked\u003c\/i\u003e. Using a new approach to Multimodal Discourse Analysis, it compares editions from Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, to ask how design shapes meaning. You will see how small visual choices--colour, layout, images, and typography--shape ideas about the \"East\" and the \"West,\" construct identities, and circulate ideology. By examining book covers as powerful paratexts, this study reveals how translation and design reshape cultural meaning across borders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esther Sampson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004769722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004769724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.33d","brand":"Esther Sampson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097290154239,"sku":"9789004769724","price":71.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japanese-self-help-book-covers-esther-sampson-9789004769724","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}