Iwanami Culture

…Iwanami Shinsho, which was launched in 1963, was also based on the same idea. This type of publishing activity was collectively called Iwanami Culture, and was contrasted with Kodansha Culture. However, in the 1930s, censorship of speech became stricter, and books by Moritaro Yamada, Tadao Yanaihara, and Sokichi Tsuda were banned or confiscated, and the publishers also faced a difficult path. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Iwanami Culture" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…38年創刊の〈岩波新書〉も同じ志向に沿うものであった。このような出版活動は〈岩波文化〉と総称され，〈講談社文化〉と対比された。しかし昭和10年代は言論統制がきびしくなり，山田盛太郎，矢内原忠雄，津田左右吉らの著書は発禁，押収処分を受け，出版社側も苦難の道を歩むこととなる。…

※「岩波文化」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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