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The Return of Ainu - Cultural mobilization and the practice of ethnicity in Japan (Hardcover)
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The Return of Ainu - Cultural mobilization and the practice of ethnicity in Japan (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Anthropology and History
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This study discusses cultural change among the Ainu, Japan's
indigenous people, its specificity and the circumstances which have
led to it. The book focuses on strategies in response to change,
laying bare the multiple nature of agency that characterizes the
interaction between the Ainu, the larger society and the state. The
stress is on cultural aspects of Ainu's contemporary activities and
how they have been incorporated into the larger society. The
Japanese pursue a policy of assimilating the Ainu but this policy
has not been successful, resulting in a resurgence among the Ainu.
This is characterized by its emphasis on ethnic features,
distinguishing them from the majority of the population who do not
recognize the existence of ethnic groups but view them instead as
social classes or casts. For the Ainu this strategy serves to
firmly define their own position in the larger system, challenging
the pre-established social and cultural context of Japanese
society.
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