{"product_id":"9781770464704","title":"Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating period in Japanese history recounted by manga’s most distinguished author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShowa 1926–1939: A History of Japan\u003c\/i\u003e lays the groundwork for Eisner award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki’s historical and autobiographical series about Japanese life in the twentieth century. Depicted against his trademark photorealistic backdrops, Mizuki effortlessly portrays a nation forced into a period of upheaval and brings history into the realm of the personal. Indeed, as a child coming of age in the Showa era, the author’s earliest memories coincide with key events of the time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt all begins with the Great Kanto Earthquake, a natural disaster that forces the country into a financial crisis. The period leading up to World War II is thus a time of economic hardship and record unemployment. Forthright descriptions of ensuing militarization reveal Mizuki’s lifelong stance as a thoughtful pacifist, critical of domestically disputed events like the Nanjing Massacre clearly painted here as an atrocity. This first volume in a four-part series is a captivating historical portrait tracking the industrial and societal developments that would come to shape Japan's foreign policy in the interwar period.","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636653019377,"sku":"9781770464704","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781770464704_p0.jpg?v=1788293385","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770464704","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}