{"product_id":"hitomi-watanabe-todai-zenkyoto-1968-1969-first-edition","title":"Hitomi Watanabe — Todai Zenkyoto 1968–1969 (東大全共闘), 2007 First Edition","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHitomi Watanabe — \u003cem\u003eTodai Zenkyoto 1968–1969 (東大全共闘)\u003c\/em\u003e, 2007 First Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA remarkable and historically significant photobook documenting the Tokyo University student uprising of 1968–69 — one of the defining events of Japan's turbulent late 1960s. Photographed by Hitomi Watanabe (渡辺晩), this book holds a unique distinction: \u003cstrong\u003eWatanabe was the only female photographer permitted inside the barricades\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving her access to an intimate, human perspective on the occupation that no other photographer could capture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer images combine the tension and urgency of the confrontations with a rare sense of solidarity and quiet humanity within the barricades — students in helmets, smoke-filled campuses, the famous Yasuda Auditorium siege. Published in 2007 by Shinchosha (新潮社), Tokyo, with a special contribution by Yoshitaka Yamamoto (山本義隆), former representative of the Tokyo University All-Campus Joint Struggle Committee (Todai Zenkyōtō), who writes: \u003cem\u003e“I hope that through these re-examined photographs, the reality of the Tokyo University struggle will once again be revealed to many people.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is in \u003cstrong\u003eunread, as-new condition\u003c\/strong\u003e — exceptional for a collector's copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hitomi Watanabe (渡辺晩)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Todai Zenkyoto 1968–1969 \/ 東大全共闘\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shinchosha (新潮社), Tokyo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial contribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yoshitaka Yamamoto (山本義隆), former Todai Zenkyōtō representative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Fine \/ As New\u003c\/strong\u003e — Unread copy in exceptional condition. Covers, spine, and all pages pristine and bright. No wear, no marks. An outstanding example of this important protest photobook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"shady2grove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65336017715549,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/5888\/5981\/files\/IMG_8095.jpg?v=1784708537","url":"https:\/\/shady2grove.com\/products\/hitomi-watanabe-todai-zenkyoto-1968-1969-first-edition","provider":"shady2grove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}