{"product_id":"9781597110945","title":"Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s and 70s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe public profile of the Japanese photography book has recently boomed, from near-complete obscurity to great desirability. And not only for the aficionados. Photobooks that once were entirely unknown outside Japan (except to a few well-informed scholars and collectors) now sell at astronomical prices at auctions and online. And yet the photobook has been central to the development of Japanese photography, particularly in its postwar phase. To sketch the stages of this boom: 1999's \u003ci\u003eFotografia Publica\u003c\/i\u003e included just one Japanese photobook, Kiyoishi Koishi's \u003ci\u003eEarly Summer Nerves\u003c\/i\u003e of 1937, plus two photo magazines from the 1930s, \u003ci\u003eNippon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKôga\u003c\/i\u003e; Andrew Roth's \u003ci\u003eThe Book of 101 Books\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) listed four seminal titles by Hosoe, Kawada, Araki and Moriyama; but it was not until 2004, with the first volume of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's indispensable \u003ci\u003eThe Photobook: A History\u003c\/i\u003e, that it began to be clear what a rich body of work awaited excavation. \u003ci\u003eJapanese Photobooks of the 1960s and 70s\u003c\/i\u003e may be seen as a culmination of this trajectory and, as such, marks a very exciting moment in photo publishing and in the history of photography. It presents 40 definitive publications from the era, piecing together a previously invisible history from some of the most influential works, as well as from forgotten gems, and situating them against the broader historical and sociological backdrop. Each book, beautifully reproduced through numerous spreads, is accompanied by an in-depth explanatory text, and sidebars highlight important editors, designers, themes and periodicals. A superb production, \u003ci\u003eJapanese Photobooks\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark celebration of the distinct character and influence of the Japanese photobook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture Foundation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047403307248,"sku":"9781597110945","price":70.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781597110945_p0.jpg?v=1763810412","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781597110945","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}