Sanrizuka toride no kodomotachi [The children of Fortress Sanrizuka].

KASE Tsutomu editor (1971.)

£450.00  [First Edition]

Available to view at our Curzon Street shop.

First edition. 3vols., complete. Several photographic illustrations and 4 photographic plates in vol. 3. Japanese text. 8vo. Original flexible decorated covers, overall a very good set. 28; 46; 48pp. Tokyo, Rengo Hodo-sha, 1970-

A fascinating series of booklets that describes the lives of children during the fighting against the construction against Narita Airport which lasted from 1966 to 1971. Most of the text is a compilation of the opinions and feelings of the farmer's children themselves. Every child is named and their age ranges from 5 to 15. They were organised as the Sanrizuka and Shibayama Youth Action Group. Includes photographs by Kitai Kazuo, Fukushima Kikujiro, and the 491 Group. 

Stock Code: 252622

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