The Periodical Press in Treaty-Port Japan

Conflicting Reports from Yokohama, 1861-1870
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-23365-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 170 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

In The Periodical Press in Treaty-Port Japan, Munson offers an analytical survey of print media published in the ‘treaty port’ of Yokohama during the tumultuous final decade of the Tokugawa shogunate. His focus includes English-language newspapers; ‘hybrid’ multinational newspapers, published by Westerners but written in Japanese; and the Japan Punch, a satirical illustrated journal published by Charles Wirgman (Japan correspondent and illustrator for the Illustrated London News). Whereas previous studies of the topic have been written from the perspective of institutional development, The Periodical Press in Treaty-Port Japan provides a fresh take in the field of Japanese media history—and convincingly demonstrates that these early efforts were in fact vital, sophisticated, and exciting.

Zielgruppe

The primary audience for this work will be historians who specialize in Japan, as well as scholars of imperialism, communications, journalism history, and print culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Munson, Todd S

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Munson, Todd S
Todd S. Munson, Ph.D. (2004), Indiana University, is Associate Professor and Director of Asian Studies at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia (USA). He has published multiple articles and book chapters on Japanese and American visual media culture.