Our Land Was A Forest : an Ainu Memoir.
This book is a beautiful and moving personal account of the Ainu, the native inhabitants of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, whose land, economy, and culture have been absorbed and destroyed in recent centuries by advancing Japanese. Based on the author's own experiences and on stories p...
| Основен автор: | Shigeru, Kayano. |
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| Други автори: | Selden, Mark. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Westview Press,
1994.
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| Серия: |
Transitions--Asia and Asian America.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=421140 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Our Land Was A Forest : An Ainu Memoir. |
| Резюме: |
This book is a beautiful and moving personal account of the Ainu, the native inhabitants of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, whose land, economy, and culture have been absorbed and destroyed in recent centuries by advancing Japanese. Based on the author's own experiences and on stories passed down from generation to generation, the book chronicles the disappearing world--and courageous rebirth--of this little-understood people. Kayano describes with disarming simplicity and frankness the personal conflicts he faced as a result of the tensions between a traditional and a modern society and his l. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (193 pages). |
| ISBN: |
9780813346434 0813346436 1283276674 9781283276672 |