

An edition of Showa 1926–1939 (2013)
A History of Japan
By Shigeru Mizuki
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Language
eng
Pages
560
Description:
"First volume of Shigeru Mizuki's meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. Mizuki's photo-realist style effortlessly brings to life Japan of the 1920s and 1930s, depicting bustling city streets and abandoned graveyards with equal ease"--Publisher's website.
subjects: Social life and customs, Comic books, strips, History, Comics & graphic novels, manga, general, Childhood and youth, Translations into English, Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc, Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- Translations into English, Japan -- History -- 1926-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc, Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etc
Places: Japan