Kayano Shigeru, Mark Selden

Our Land Was A Forest

An Ainu Memoir

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, the author describes the personal conflicts he faced as a result of the tensions between a traditional and a modern society and his lifelong efforts to fortify a living Ainu culture, which revolved around bear hunting, fishing, farming, and woodcutting.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 380g
• ISBN-13: 9780367317126
• ISBN-10: 0367317125
• Artikelnr.: 57732809

Autorenporträt

Kayano Shigeru is the founder and director of the Kayano Shigeru Ainu Memorial Museum. He is a Diet member, the first Ainu to be elected. Kyoko Selden teaches Japanese at Cornell University. Lili Selden is a graduate student in Japanese literature at the University of Michigan.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Our Nibutani Valley
2. The Four Seasons in the Ainu Community
3. My Grandfather
a Slave to the Shamo
4. Following Forced Evacuation
5. A Long Absence from School
6. My Father's Arrest
7. An Adolescence Away from Home
8. Realizing My Dream of Becoming a Foreman
9. Lucky Is the One Who Dies First
10. The Teachings of Chiri Mashiho
11. Making the Acquaintance of Kindaichi Kyosuke
12. Building the Museum of Ainu Cultural Resources
13. As a Member of the Ainu People
Epilogue

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Foreword -- Translators' Note -- Our Nibutani Valley -- The Four Seasons in the Ainu Community -- My Grandfather, a Slave to the Shamo -- Following Forced Evacuation -- A Long Absence from School -- My Father's Arrest -- An Adolescence Away from Home -- Realizing My Dream of Becoming a Foreman -- Lucky Is the One Who Dies First -- The Teachings of Chiri Mashiho -- Making the Acquaintance of Kindaichi Ky suke -- Building the Museum of Ainu Cultural Resources -- As a Member of the Ainu People -- Epilogue