{"product_id":"japans-green-monsters-sean-rhoads-9781476663906","title":"Japan's Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e In 1954, a massive irradiated dinosaur emerged from Tokyo Bay and rained death and destruction on the Japanese capital. Since then Godzilla and other monsters, such as Mothra and Gamera, have gained cult status around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book provides a new interpretation of these monsters, or kaiju-ū, and their respective movies. Analyzing Japanese history, society and film, the authors show the ways in which this monster cinema take on environmental and ecological issues--from nuclear power and industrial pollution to biodiversity and climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean Rhoads, Brooke McCorkle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476663904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476663906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Sean Rhoads","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935544344831,"sku":"9781476663906","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9f67b0fb-1470-4002-9228-ff781e6c956c.jpg?v=1681420414","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japans-green-monsters-sean-rhoads-9781476663906","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}