{"product_id":"mangas-cultural-crossroads-jaqueline-berndt-9780415504508","title":"Manga's Cultural Crossroads","description":"\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the art and literary form of manga, this volume examines the intercultural exchanges that have shaped manga during the twentieth century and how manga's culturalization is related to its globalization. Through contributions from leading scholars in the fields of comics and Japanese culture, it describes \"manga culture\" in two ways: as a fundamentally hybrid culture comprised of both subcultures and transcultures, and as an aesthetic culture which has eluded modernist notions of art, originality, and authorship. The latter is demonstrated in a special focus on the best-selling manga franchise, \u003cem\u003eNARUTO\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jaqueline Berndt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415504503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415504508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014","brand":"Jaqueline Berndt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064928547071,"sku":"9780415504508","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6d4035e-beb8-4b38-be18-8324adbac851.jpg?v=1768671980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mangas-cultural-crossroads-jaqueline-berndt-9780415504508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}