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Our Land Was A Forest: An Ainu Memoir

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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.
Request Code : ZLIBIO2763301
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Year:
1994
Publisher:
Avalon Publishing;Westview Press
Language:
English
Pages:
193 pages
ISBN 10:
1283276674
ISBN 13:
9781283276672
ISBN:
9780813346434,0813346436,9781283276672,1283276674
Series:
Transitions--Asia and Asian America

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