{"product_id":"japanese-self-help-book-covers-multimodal-cross-cultural-translations-paperback","title":"Japanese Self-Help Book Covers: Multimodal Cross-Cultural Translations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsther Sampson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does the same book look so different around the world? This study examines the global covers of the Japanese bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Be Disliked\u003c\/i\u003e. Using a new approach to Multimodal Discourse Analysis, it compares editions from Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, to ask how design shapes meaning. You will see how small visual choices--colour, layout, images, and typography--shape ideas about the \"East\" and the \"West,\" construct identities, and circulate ideology. By examining book covers as powerful paratexts, this study reveals how translation and design reshape cultural meaning across borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther Sampson\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD student in Communication \u0026amp; Culture at York University\/TMU focusing on research in semiotics and culture with her most recent publication, \u003ci\u003eMultimodality and Polysemiosis\u003c\/i\u003e, in the International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 3rd edition (Elsevier, 2026).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9.25 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52204305252647,"sku":"9789004769724","price":108.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/2079\/7223\/files\/v08sHyuYCI9789004769724.webp?v=1790808763","url":"https:\/\/theluminousbookshop.com\/es\/products\/japanese-self-help-book-covers-multimodal-cross-cultural-translations-paperback","provider":"The Luminous Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}