The Return of Ainu

Cultural mobilization and the practice of ethnicity in Japan
1. Auflage 1993
ISBN: 978-3-7186-5401-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 643 g

Reihe: Studies in Anthropology and History

First Published in 1993. This book is the outcome of a project called Intercultural Relations in Japan with Special Reference to the Integration of the Ainu. The author’s main concern is the phenomenon called Fourth World Populations. After having read a book entitled Aiona by the French linguist Pierre Naert, she decided to investigate further the Ainu people and their integration into the Japanese nation state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sjoberg, Katarina

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Physische Anthropologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Theme and objectives; Chapter 2 The ethnographic encounter; Chapter 3 Analytical framework; Chapter 4 The Reconstruction of the “Traditional” Ainu Society; Chapter 5 The Ainu in prehistoric and historic time; Chapter 6 The integration of the Ainu People and their land; Chapter 7 Mr Ainu; Chapter 8 Summary and Conclusion;

Über Autor(innen)

Katarina V. Sjoberg