Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan

by Shigeru Mizuki

Book Overview

The final volume in the Eisner-nominated history of Japan; one of NPR's Best Books of 2014!

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 defeat in World War II, as a country reduced to rubble struggles to rise again. The Korean War...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770462015
• ISBN13: 9781770462014
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.5" x 8.7"