Dear ListServ Administrator: Please post this to Screen-L. Also, please let me know if you'd like to review the book for your listserv. Thanks! Best wishes, Stacy Zellmann Direct Marketing Manager University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 612-627-1934 http://www.upress.umn.edu The first English-language examination of this vital cinematic tradition. JAPANESE DOCUMENTARY FILM: The Meiji Era through Hiroshima Abé Mark Nornes University of Minnesota Press | 248 pages | 21 halftones, 4 figures | 2003 ISBN 0-8166-4045-9 | hardcover | $54.95 ISBN 0-8166-4046-7 | paperback | $19.95 Visible Evidence Series, volume 15 Among Asian countries‹where until recently documentary filmmaking was largely the domain of governments‹Japan was exceptional for the vigor of its film industry. And yet, Japanese documentary remains largely unstudied outside of Japan. The first English-language study of the subject, this book provides an enlightening look at the first fifty years of documentary film theory and practice in Japan. ³Very deftly Abé Mark Nornes balances historical discourse and contextual analysis. His readings are brilliant. This book breaks new ground in charting the development of Japanese documentaries in the prewar and Occupations eras. This is the first comprehensive study of this subject in English.² ‹Keiko McDonald For more information, visit the book's webpage: http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/N/nornes_japanese.html For more information about the Visible Evidence Series, visit its webpage: http://www.upress.umn.edu/byseries/visibleevidence.html Sign up to receive news on the latest releases from University of Minnesota Press: http://www.upress.umn.edu/eform.html ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]