Race, Resistance and the Ainu of Japan

Informationen zum Autor Richard Siddle Klappentext Once thought of as a 'vanishing people', the Ainu are now reasserting both their culture and their claims to be the 'indigenous' people of Japan. Race, Resistance and the Ainu of Japan is the first major study to trace the outlines of Ainu history. It explores the ways in which competing versions of Ainu identity have been constructed and articulated, shedding light on the way modern relations between the Ainu and the Japanese have been shaped. Zusammenfassung This is the first major study to trace development of the Ainu, the 'indigenous' people of Northern Japan, and to explore the ways in which their identities have been constructed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 ‘Race’, ethnicity and the Ainu; Chapter 2 Barbarians and demons; Chapter 3 Former natives; Chapter 4 The dying race; Chapter 5 With shining eyes; Chapter 6 Amu liberation and welfare colonialism; Chapter 7 Beginning to walk for ourselves;

Product details

• Authors: Richard M. Siddle, Siddle Richard M.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.07.1996
• EAN: 9780415132282
• ISBN: 978-0-415-13228-2
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General