The Return of Ainu - Cultural mobilization and the practice of ethnicity in Japan (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Harwood-Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Anthropology and History
Release date:	November 1993
First published:	1993
Authors:	Katarina Sj oberg
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	221
ISBN-13:	978-3-7186-5401-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	3-7186-5401-6
Barcode:	9783718654017

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