Mangasia : the definitive guide to Asian comics / Paul Gravett.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London : Thames and Hudson, 2017Description: 320 p. : ill. col. ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780500292433 (pbk.)
- 741.5952 GRA 23
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 741.5952 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100711051 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An exhaustive and visually engaging account, Mangasia charts the evolution of manga from its roots in late nineteenth-century Japan through the many and varied forms of comics, cartoons, and animation created throughout Asia for more than one hundred years.
World authority on comic art Paul Gravett details the evolving meanings of the myths and legends told and retold by manga artists of every decade and reveals the development and cross pollination of ideas between manga artists throughout Asia. He explores the explosion of creativity in manga after the Second World War and highlights how creators have responded to political events since 1950 in the form of propaganda, criticism, and commentary in manga magazines, comics, and books.
With maps, timelines, and reproductions from Japan, China, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, and Bangladesh, this book is the first to explain the significance of key themes, the meanings of embodied myths, and the connections between various manga traditions.
Includes Index.