Talking politics in Japan today
By: Ofer Feldman.
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Discourse analysis -- Political aspects -- Japan; Mass media and language -- Political aspects -- Japan
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-207) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. The Nagatachō beat: writing with wolves; title: Ch. 2. Beat reporting and the search for information; title: Ch. 3. Two sides of the political coin: façade and substance in public talk; title: Ch. 4. "Yes, but ... well ... maybe ... they say so ..." analysis of replies during televised political interviews; title: Ch. 5. Metaphorically speaking I: political processes on the front and back of the stage; title: Ch. 6. Metaphorically speaking II: political roles on the front and back of the stage; title: Ch. 7. Lampooned prime ministers: the implicit meaning of editorial cartoons in Japanese dailies; title: Ch. 8. Continuing the conversation: slogans, names, and moods.