Shigeru Mizuki Showa 1926-1939 (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Showa 1926-1939Condition: NewSubtitle: A History of JapanEAN: 9781770466258ISBN: 9781770466258Publisher: Drawn and QuarterlyFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/23/2022Description: A fascinating period in Japanese history recounted by manga s most distinguished author. Showa 1926 1939: A History of Japan lays the groundwork for Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki s historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life in the twentieth century. Depicted against his trademark photorealistic backdrops, Mizuki effortlessly portrays a nation forced into a period of upheaval and brings history into the realm of the personal. Indeed, as a child coming of age in the Showa era, the author s earliest memories coincide with key events of the time. It all begins with the Great Kanto Earthquake, a natural disaster that forces the country into a financial crisis. The period leading up to World War II is thus a time of economic hardship and record unemployment. Forthright descriptions of ensuing militarization reveal Mizuki s lifelong stance as a thoughtful pacifist, critical of domestically disputed events like the Nanjing Massacre clearly painted here as an atrocity. This first volume in a four-part series is a captivating historical portrait tracking the industrial and societal developments that would come to shape Japan's foreign policy in the interwar period.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: CAItem Height: 222mmItem Length: 164mmAuthor: Shigeru MizukiGenre: Graphic NovelsTopic: Manga, HistoryRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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