Tokyo Vertigo: Extreme City

Author: Stephen Barber

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Price : $24.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780983248026
Publisher : Solar Books
Imprint : Solar Books
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Weight (g) : 0.264
Publication date : 01 November 2011
Produced in : United States
RRP : 24.95
Availability date : 01 December 2011
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Author : Stephen Barber
Series : Solar Seminal Cities
Bind : Paperback
Edition : 1111
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Dewey classification : 700.952135
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Pages : 120
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Illustrations : 60 halftones
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Description

From the narrow alleyways of the Golden Gai to the flashing ads and jumbotrons of Shibuya street crossings to the skyscrapers of Shinjuku and the cartoon billboards of the Akiba, Tokyo is an intensely visual and mesmerizing city. This work gives an account of Tokyo's urban sensations.

Author description

Stephen Barber is a maverick cultural historian and the author of more than twenty books, including Hijikata: Revolt of the Body, also published by Solar Books. He currently lives in Berlin.

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