Book
The Ainu of the northwest coast of southern Sakhalin
Waveland Press, Inc. • Prospect Heights, Illinois • Published In 1984 • Pages:
By: Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko.
Abstract
This book describes the 'way of life' of the Ainu people who, until the mid-twentieth century, lived as nomadic hunters and gatherers inhabiting a remote region in the northwest coast of southern Sakhalin Island. When the USSR took over the Sakhalin during the World War II, the Japanese government resettled the Ainu in the Hokkaido Island. This led to the gradual disappearance the Ainu way of life. This book argues that aspects of pre-location Ainu culture still persist in 'the basic behavioral patterns annd conginitive maps of older people,' and seeks to reconstruct them through interviews and closing obeserving elderly informants.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2006
- Field Date
- 1972
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1974
- Coverage Place
- Japan
- Notes
- Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-122)
- LCSH
- Ainu