ECU Libraries Catalog

Cold War orientalism : Asia in the middlebrow imagination, 1945-1961 / Christina Klein.

Author/creator Klein, Christina, 1963-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxiv, 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)
Orientalism--United States --History --20th century.
Public opinion--United States.
Asians in mass media.
Cold War--Social aspects --United States.
Popular culture--United States --History --20th century.
Asia--Foreign public opinion, American.
United States--Foreign relations --1945-1989.
United States--Relations --Asia.
Asia--Relations --United States.
United States--Civilization --1945-
Contents Sentimental education : creating a global imaginary of integration -- Reader's digest, Saturday review, and the middlebrow aesthetic of commitment -- How to be an American abroad : James Michener's The voice of Asia, and postwar mass tourism -- Family ties as political obligation : Oscar Hammerstein II, South Pacific, and the discourse of adoption -- Musicals and modernization : The king and I -- Asians in America : Flower drum song and Hawaii.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 277-302) index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2002013310
ISBN0520224698 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520232305 (paper : alk. paper)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources View Online Content ✔ Available
East Carolina University
East Fifth Street | Greenville, NC 27858-4353 USA | 252.328.6131 | Contact Webmaster