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M. Tanaka - Apocalypse in Contemporary Japanese Science Fiction - 9781349476664 - V9781349476664
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Apocalypse in Contemporary Japanese Science Fiction

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Description for Apocalypse in Contemporary Japanese Science Fiction Paperback. Starting with the history of apocalyptic tradition in the West and focusing on modern Japanese apocalyptic science fiction in manga, anime, and novels, Motoko Tanaka shows how science fiction reflected and coped with the devastation in Japanese national identity after 1945. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Starting with the history of apocalyptic tradition in the West and focusing on modern Japanese apocalyptic science fiction in manga, anime, and novels, Motoko Tanaka shows how science fiction reflected and coped with the devastation in Japanese national identity after 1945.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
Number of Pages
189
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349476664
SKU
V9781349476664
Shipping Time
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99-15

About M. Tanaka
Motoko Tanaka is an Associate Professor at Tamagawa University, Tokyo, Japan

Reviews for Apocalypse in Contemporary Japanese Science Fiction
"Apocalyptic scenarios occupy a critical place in Japanese science fiction, and since the disasters of 2011, it has become even clearer that such fictions represent an important conceptual tool for trying to think through these unthinkable events. Motoko Tanaka moves us beyond facile generalizations about Japan's preoccupation with disaster, by examining the changing ways that Japanese literature has conceived of ... Read more

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