The Japanese in the Western Mind

* Focuses on how and why specific cultural stereotypes have emerged throughout the history of Western-Japanese interaction, by drawing on socio-cultural theories within Psychology and Intercultural Studies * Explains how stereotypes are formed in culture and change with the changing cultural context, making this fascinating reading for students and academics in social and cultural psychology, intercultural communication, cultural studies, and anthropology * Examines how cultural representations can influence the ways in which people from different cultures communicate in interaction, and how intercultural understanding or misunderstanding can arise