| Description |
176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color). ; 28cm |
| Contents |
Irresponsible pictures : addressing perceptions and prejudices -- Catch up, overtake : the medium, the industry, the market, the profession -- Japanese spirit, Western learning : roots in traditional arts and imported cartoons and strips -- The father storyteller : the life and role of Osamu Tezuka, originator of story manga -- From a darker place : gekiga, or 'dramatic pictures' from pay libraries to newsstands -- Boys are forever : boys' comics as the driving force of story manga -- Through a woman's eyes : the genres and genders of girls' and women's comics -- Developing maturity : the mass market for young males and adult men grows up -- The all-encompassing : a medium for every taste, interest and stage of life -- Personal agendas : the individualism of underground, fanzine and art comics subcultures -- Culture and imperialism : manga as a major export and global influence |
| Summary |
An accessible introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Manga techniques
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| Subject |
Cartoon characters -- Japan.
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Cartooning -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Cartooning -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Cartooning -- Japan -- History.
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Cartooning -- Japan.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- History and criticism.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- History.
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Manga
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| Genre/Form |
Comics (Graphic works)
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| LC no. |
2008358004 |
| ISBN |
1856693910 (paperback) |
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