Theming Asia

Theming Asia
Author: Maribeth Erb
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2018-10-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351401416

Theming Asia: Culture, Nature and Heritage in a Transforming Environment presents a theoretical, thematic and empirical examination of theming, theme parks and themed spaces in contemporary Asia. Drawing on cases from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and Singapore, it details how the proliferation of theming in places of consumption, education, entertainment and everyday life has shaped the social and spatial terrains of modern-day Asia. This is done largely through the radical transformation of ideas of culture, nature and heritage – a theoretical and empirical area that warrants urgent and dedicated scholarly inquiry. Providing an innovative study of theme parks and themed spaces in contemporary Asia, this publication highlights the critical role of theming in the making, ordering, branding, as well as contestation of cultural, natural and heritage places. The intersections of these processes are foregrounded within the context of Disneyization, the experience economy, imagineered spaces and debates over authenticity and superficiality. A diverse range of case studies, as well as a general theoretical introduction, give much room for revisiting and reimagining issues of culture and nature in a transforming Asia. This book was originally published as a special issue of Tourism Geographies.

Themes and Issues in Asian Cartooning

Themes and Issues in Asian Cartooning
Author: John A. Lent
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780879727796

Today, comic art is the favorite reading fare for millions of Asians, and is a government-sanctioned, value-added product, as in the case of Korean and Japanese animation. Yet not much is known about Asian cartooning. Themes and Issues in Asian Cartooning uses overviews and case studies by scholars to discuss Asian animation, humor magazines, gag cartoons, comic strips, and comic books. The first half of the book looks at contents and audiences of Malay humor magazines, cultural labor in Korean animation, the reception of Aladdin in Islamic Southeast Asia, and a Singaporean comic book as a reflection of that society’s personality. Four other chapters treat gender and Asian comics, concentrating on Japanese anime and manga and Indian comic books.

World Bank Annual Report 2003

World Bank Annual Report 2003
Author:
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: World Bank
ISBN: 9780821355947

Annotation The World Bank Annual Report 2003 offers a concise look at

Millennial Monsters

Millennial Monsters
Author: Anne Allison
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2006-06-30
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0520245652

Millennial Monsters explores the global popularity of Japanese consumer culture--including manga (comic books), anime (animation), video games, and toys--and questions the make-up of fantasies nand capitalism that have spurred the industry's growth.

Current Issues in Asian Tourism: Volume II

Current Issues in Asian Tourism: Volume II
Author: C. Michael Hall
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2021-04-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000370887

Current Issues in Asian Tourism: Volume II draws together a collection of papers from Current Issues in Asian Tourism (CIAT). CIAT was launched by the editors of Current Issues in Tourism in response to the growing number of papers about tourism in Asia received by the journal and the increasing number of authors from Asian countries. This volume focuses on three aspects of Asian tourism. Firstly, the section on marketing, consumption and demand for Asian tourism includes papers on mega events, creative experiences, World Heritage Sites and pollution. Secondly, a group of papers focus on sustainable Asian tourism destinations including papers on investment, climate change, energy and local food. Finally, there are two chapters on Asian tourism research methods including the use of photography and qualitative methods. The papers in this book were originally published in Current Issues in Asian Tourism.

Asian Democracy in World History

Asian Democracy in World History
Author: Alan T. Wood
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2016-04-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136361529

Taking a comparative approach, Alan T. Wood traces the evolution of democracy from its origins in prehistoric times and describes democratic growth in thirteen Asian countries from Japan in East Asia to Pakistan in South Asia and examines key issues such as: * How does the democratic experience in Asia, in countries with unique and totalitarian political traditions, compare with democracies worldwide? * Is the aspiration to freedom universal or is it a product of western ideas and institutions?