The Japan We Never Knew: A Journey of Discovery - Hardcover

Suzuki, David; Oiwa, Keibo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0773729844 ISBN 13: 9780773729841

Publisher: Stoddart Pub, 1997

Synopsis

Book by Suzuki, David, Oiwa, Keibo

About this title

From Library Journal:

Is Japan the homogenized, monolithic nation it's often portrayed to be? Suzuki, a third-generation Canadian and host of the PBS program The Nature of Things, and Oiwa, a Japanese anthropologist, traveled around Japan talking to people who do not fit the stereotype but are "making a difference." The authors visited the Ainu, Okinawans, and Koreans, as well as Japanese set apart from the majority?the burakumin ("untouchable" caste), and Japanese who have returned after a period abroad. The authors met activists working for peace, human rights, and the environment, as well as common people trying to retain their heritage through a return to traditional ways of life. They find in Japan a rich diversity of cultures and individual expression. This strong, thoughtful book will find an audience in both academic and public libraries.?Harold M. Otness, Southern Oregon State Coll. Lib., Ashland
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About this edition

• Publisher: Stoddart Pub
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0773729844
• ISBN 13: 9780773729841
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324