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Showa 1953-1989

Paperback • 2015 • English

Showa 1953-1989

By Shigeru Mizuki

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About the book

Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan concludes Shigeru Mizuki's dazzling autobiographical and historical account of Showa period Japan, a portrait both intimate and ranging of a defining epoch. The final volume picks up in the wake of Japan's utter defeat in World War Two, as a country reduced to rubble struggles to rise again. The Korean War brings new opportunities to the nation searching for an identity. A former enemy becomes their greatest ally as the USA funnels money, jobs, and opportunity...Show more

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9781770462014

Publisher

Drawn and Quarterly

Published year

2015

Language

English

Original title

Showa 1953-1989

Format

Paperback

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