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Showa. a history of Japan
- Title
- Showa. 1953-1989 : a history of Japan / Shigeru Mizuki ; translation by Zack Davisson ; [with an introduction by Frederik L. Schodt].
- Author
- Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015
- Publication
- [Montréal, Québec] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2022.
- ©2022
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN6790.J33 M5913 2022 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 533 pages, 64 pages of plates : illustrations chiefly (some color); 23 cm
- Summary
- "Concludes award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's stunning historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life in the twentieth century. The final volume picks up in the wake of utter defeat in World War II, covering the United States' shift from enemy to ally. Jobs, money, and opportunity are funneled along in a bid to establish the country as a bulwark against Communist expansion. Japan thus reinvents itself, emerging as an economic powerhouse. Events like the Tokyo Olympiad and the World's Fair reintroduce the world to a much friendlier Japan, but this period of peace and plenty conceals a populace still struggling to come to terms with the devastation of their all-too-recent past. Mizuki's own struggles mirror those of the nation during this period of recovery and reconciliation. He fights his way back from poverty, rising to the rank of cartoon celebrity beloved by millions of manga-reading children. However, prosperity cannot bring the happiness Mizuki craves, as he struggles to find meaning in the sacrifices made during the war. This visionary series, told by a true man of his time, is a magnum opus fully representative of the graphic novel as world literature. -- Back cover.
- Uniform Title
- コミック昭和史. Selections. English
- Komikku Shōwa-shi. Selections. English
- Alternative Title
- コミック昭和史.
- Komikku Shōwa-shi.
- Showa : a history of Japan 1953-1989
- Subject
- Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015 > Comic books, strips, etc
- Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015
- Since 1926
- Social conditions
- Japan > History > 1945-1989 > Comic books, strips, etc
- Japan > Social conditions > 1945- > Comic books, strips, etc
- Japan > History > Shōwa period, 1926-1989 > Comic books, strips, etc
- Japan > Social life and customs > 1945- > Comic books, strips, etc
- Japan
- Genre/Form
- autobiographies (literary works)
- manga (comic books)
- graphic novels.
- Autobiographical comics
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Graphic novels
- Historical comics
- History
- Manga.
- Autobiographical comics.
- Historical comics.
- Graphic novels.
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Mangas.
- Bandes dessinées autobiographiques.
- Bandes dessinées historiques.
- Romans graphiques.
- Bandes dessinées.
- Note
- Translation of: Komikku Shōwa-shi.
- Presented in the traditional Japanese manner and meant to be read from right ot left, starting at the "back" of the book.
- Language (note)
- Translated from the Japanese.
- ISBN
- 9781770466289
- 1770466282
- OCLC
- on1352473191
- 1352473191
- SCSB-14689696
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library