The Walkman. Karaoke. Pikachu. Pac-Man. Akira. Emoji. We've all fallen in love with one or another of Japan's pop-culture creations, from the techy to the wild to the super-kawaii. But as Japanese-media veteran Matt Alt proves in this brilliant investigation of Tokyo's pop-fantasy complex, we don't know the half of it. Japan's toys, gadgets, and fantasy worlds didn't merely entertain. They profoundly transformed the way we live. In the 1970s and '80s, Japan seemed to exist in some near future, soaring on the superior technology of Sony and Toyota while the West struggled to catch up. Then a Pure Invention - Matt Alt od authora Matt Alt a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Matt Alt |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
368 |
Rok vydání |
2021 |
Nakladatelství |
Little, Brown |