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Mr. Smith Goes to Tokyo Japanese Cinema under the American Occupation, 1945-1952
by Hirano, Kyoko
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1560981571
- ISBN 13
- 9781560981572
- Seller
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1560981571 . Slight wear; Dust Jacket creasing to front flap. Crisp hardcover. ; Inscribed by author to senior Japan Society staffer: "October 16, 1992. Sandy. With my appreciation of your support, help, encouragement and friendship through these years, Kyoko." First Edition, First Printing of this ground-breaking study of the American occupation censorship and guidance of the Japanese film industry, "exposing how the occupation government effectively used the Japanese film industry to serve its own ends: to inculcate "democratic" principles, to guard against a return to militarism, and, ultimately, to create a trustworthy ally in the Pacific." ; xvii, 365 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Mike's Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15834
- Title
- Mr. Smith Goes to Tokyo Japanese Cinema under the American Occupation, 1945-1952
- Author
- Hirano, Kyoko
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1560981571
- ISBN 13
- 9781560981572
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 1560981571, Cinema - Japan, Japanese Culture - 20th Century, Occupied Japan, Motion Pictures - History - Japan, United States - Censorship - Japan, Inscribed, Signed, Military History - American Occupation of Japan
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Mike's Library
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania
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