Civilization and Monsters

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Author	: Gerald A. Figal
Publisher	: Duke University Press
Total Pages	: 310
Release	: 1999
ISBN-10	: 0822324180
ISBN-13	: 9780822324188
Rating	: 4/5 (80 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Civilization and Monsters by : Gerald A. Figal

Book excerpt: Discusses the representation/role of the supernatural or the "fantastic" in the construction of Japanese modernism in late 19th and early 20th century Japan.

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