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Tokyo: Mugi Shobo 1960, 1960. First edition, third printing. Large 8vo (255x180mm). pp. 96. Original photographic wrappers. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and captions in Japanese. This celebrated work of photojournalism charts 30 days of student and political protest in Japan in the summer of 1960 which resulted in the death of Michiko Kanba, a female student at the University of Tokyo. The photographs are by a number of leading Japanese photographers including Shigeichi Nagano and Hiroshi Kawashima. Slightly rubbed edges and spine but overall a very good/near fine copy with the contents in excellent condition. Protected by a transparent plastic wrapper. The protests recorded in this scarce book began in response to a treaty made between Japan and the USA in 1960 under which American agreed to defend Japan were it attacked. However, in return, the Americans secured the right to station troops and warships in Japan. This led to concerns that Japan might find itself drawn… Read More