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One thousand years of manga / Brigitte Koyama-Richard.

By: Koyama-Richard, BrigitteContributor(s): Radzinowicz, DavidMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: Paris : London : Flammarion ; Thames & Hudson [distributor], [2008]Description: 247 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN: 9782080300294 (hbk.) :; 2080300296 (hbk.) :Uniform titles: Mille ans de manga. English Subject(s): Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- History and criticismDDC classification: 741.5'952 Production credits: Translated from the French by David Radzinowicz.Summary: This book spans the history of manga in all its splendour and diversity: from its roots in the caricatures on ancient scrolls to Hokusai's seminal manga in 1814 to the onset of the gekiga in the 1950s; from the landmark Astro Boy of Tezuka Ozamu to Lady Oscar, Riyolo Ikedan's shôjo manga aimed at young girls.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-247).

Translated from the French by David Radzinowicz.

This book spans the history of manga in all its splendour and diversity: from its roots in the caricatures on ancient scrolls to Hokusai's seminal manga in 1814 to the onset of the gekiga in the 1950s; from the landmark Astro Boy of Tezuka Ozamu to Lady Oscar, Riyolo Ikedan's shôjo manga aimed at young girls.

Translated from the French.

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