The Ainu Ecosystem: Environment and Group Structure (American Ethnological Society Monograph : No 54)

Pp. ix, 170, some text-figures (genealogical charts, diagrams), 2 folding maps. Publisher's brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, green ribbed endpapers, sm 4to. American Ethnological Society Monograph 54. The Ainu are the aboriginal inhabitants of the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. This volume presents a broader analysis of the Ainu and their traditional life style in the context of their environment (front the front dust jacket flap that is laid in at the front). From the library of archaeologist Douglas Osborne with his signature on the title page.