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 Americanization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In American media, the term is used negatively to describe the censoring and editing of a foreign show or movie that is brought over to U.S. stations.
Arthur Koestler described Americanization as "cocacolonization" in his book The Lotus and the Robot, referring to Coca-Cola, a symbol of American culture.
In Hollywood, many foreign film productions (most of them from Europe and Far East) were remade into U.S.-produced versions for American viewers, readapting the story according to the American culture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Americanization   (628 words)

  
 THE AMERICANIZATION OF CHINA
Youth everywhere yearn for what is called American culture, but is really an amalgamation of global youth culture, taking root wherever media is sophisticated and free enough to spread its seeds.
The influence is not just from foreign films and mass media.
Levis, Madonna, Marlboro cigarettes, cool cars and loud rock music are components, but the culture itself is a global milkshake.
www.gluckman.com /Americanization.html   (3297 words)

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