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Preface

© 2019 Princeton University Press, Princeton

© 2019 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. 1. Cute as a Weapon of Mass Seduction 1
  6. 2. Spooked in the Garden of Eden 19
  7. 3. Cute as an Uncertainty Principle 31
  8. 4. Mickey Mouse and the Cuteness Continuum 50
  9. 5. Kawaii: The New Japanese Imperium 59
  10. 6. The Cuteness of Kim Jong- il 92
  11. 7. Cute and the Uncanny 103
  12. 8. What’s Wrong with Cute Anthropomorphism? 110
  13. 9. Cute and the Monstrous: The Case of Donald Trump 128
  14. 10. Cute and the New Cult of the Child 137
  15. 11. Survival of the Cutest 151
  16. 12. Cute and Kitsch: Identical Twins? 158
  17. 13. Exiting the Cult of Sincerity 169
  18. 14. “Lifetime Is a Child at Play” 182
  19. Acknowledgments 189
  20. Notes 193
  21. Bibliography 219
  22. Index 231
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. 1. Cute as a Weapon of Mass Seduction 1
  6. 2. Spooked in the Garden of Eden 19
  7. 3. Cute as an Uncertainty Principle 31
  8. 4. Mickey Mouse and the Cuteness Continuum 50
  9. 5. Kawaii: The New Japanese Imperium 59
  10. 6. The Cuteness of Kim Jong- il 92
  11. 7. Cute and the Uncanny 103
  12. 8. What’s Wrong with Cute Anthropomorphism? 110
  13. 9. Cute and the Monstrous: The Case of Donald Trump 128
  14. 10. Cute and the New Cult of the Child 137
  15. 11. Survival of the Cutest 151
  16. 12. Cute and Kitsch: Identical Twins? 158
  17. 13. Exiting the Cult of Sincerity 169
  18. 14. “Lifetime Is a Child at Play” 182
  19. Acknowledgments 189
  20. Notes 193
  21. Bibliography 219
  22. Index 231
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