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Manga : sixty years of Japanese comics / Paul Gravett.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Collins Design, 2004.Description: 176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 1856693910
  • 9781856693912
Other title:
  • Sixty years of Japanese comics
  • 60 years of Japanese comics
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 741.50952 22
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.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) General Stacks 741.50952 G776m 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 01 Available 019748
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-173) and index.

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.

An accessible introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present.