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Gunkanjima
Yves Marchand
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Description for Gunkanjima
Hardcover. Hashima is a small island located off the extreme southwest coast of Japan, about ten miles from Nagasaki. Its dark warship-like silhouette earned it nickname of Gunkanjima (battleship island). During the wave of industrialisation in nineteenth century, a coal seam was discovered on the island and the Mitsubishi corporation opened a mine there. Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 353 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1678.
Hashima is a small island located off the extreme southwest coast of Japan, about ten miles from Nagasaki. Its dark warship-like silhouette earned it the nickname of Gunkanjima (“battleship island”). During the wave of industrialisation in the nineteenth century, a coal seam was discovered on the island and the Mitsubishi corporation opened a mine there. Workers settled on the island and the population increased, the small mining town quickly becoming a modern and autonomous settlement. During the 1950s, Gunkanjima became one of the most densely populated places in the world with over 5,000 inhabitants. But after an accident and the ... Read more
Hashima is a small island located off the extreme southwest coast of Japan, about ten miles from Nagasaki. Its dark warship-like silhouette earned it the nickname of Gunkanjima (“battleship island”). During the wave of industrialisation in the nineteenth century, a coal seam was discovered on the island and the Mitsubishi corporation opened a mine there. Workers settled on the island and the population increased, the small mining town quickly becoming a modern and autonomous settlement. During the 1950s, Gunkanjima became one of the most densely populated places in the world with over 5,000 inhabitants. But after an accident and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
108
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
108
Place of Publication
Gottingen, Germany
ISBN
9783869305462
SKU
V9783869305462
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99-1
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