Ian Condry

Hip-Hop Japan: Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization

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Produktbeschreibung

An ethnography of hip-hop performance and culture in Japan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780822338925
• ISBN-10: 0822338920
• Artikelnr.: 22377973

Autorenporträt

Ian Condry is Associate Professor of Japanese cultural studies in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Visit Ian Condry’s website.

Inhaltsangabe

References 235
Index 247
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Hip-Hop, Japan, and Cultural Globalization 1
1. Yellow B-Boys, Black Culture, and the Elvis Effect 24
2. Battling Hip-Hop Samurai 49
3. Genba Globalization and Locations of Power 87
4. Rap Fans and Consumer Culture 111
5. Rhyming in Japanese 134
6. Women Rappers and the Price of Cutismo 164
7. Making Money, Japan-Style 181
Conclusion: Lessons of Hip-Hop Globalization 205
Notes 221