Japanese-American Literature through the Prism of Acculturation (Paperback, 1)

Introduction

1. Maps of Meaning and Cultural Contextualisation: Cultural Studies from a Critical Perspective

2. Ethnic Negotiations: Japanese Americans within the Ethnic Paradigm

3. ‘The Others’ in the American Land: Japanese Immigrants and Their Descendants through the Lens of Postcolonial Studies

3.1. Japanese Americans and Hybrid Cultural Identities within a Liminal Space

4. Acculturation Theory and Its Premises

5. Evocation of the Past as a Mirror for the Present: Japanese-American Works of Literature and Their Authors

6. Age in Cultural Contexts: Issei versus Nisei Generation Gap and Family Life

7. Ethnic/Social Status Dichotomy: Physically Japanese, Culturally American

7.1. Language Use and Communication

7.2. Education

7.3. Occupation

8. Cultural Distance: Split Identities and Ethnic Schizophrenia. An Outward Culture Perspective

8.1. Festival Celebrations, Customs and Cuisine

8.2. Culture and Etiquette

8.3. Sartorial Code

8.4. Dance

9. Within and beyond Assimilation: Collectivistic versus Individualistic Cultural Value Orientations. An Inward Culture Perspective

10. Gender Paradox: Male Authority in a Matriarchal Society

Conclusion

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