{"product_id":"mangasia-paul-gravett-9780500292433","title":"Mangasia: The Definitive Guide to Asian Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exhaustive and visually engaging account, \u003cem\u003eMangasia\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Gravett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0500292434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500292433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 8.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018 pg. 11","brand":"Paul Gravett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990202777855,"sku":"9780500292433","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad8db6f6-72de-4537-a424-8814c86dec7a.jpg?v=1683303584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mangasia-paul-gravett-9780500292433","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}