This study is an anthropological examination of an ethnic Japanese diaspora community living in an agricultural commune in Brazil. It analyzes the group’s search for identity, its place in the ethnic
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Since 1993, professors have turned to Language, Culture, and Society for its comprehensive coverage of all critical aspects of linguistic anthropology. The revised and updated sixth edition features:A
For four previous editions, professors have turned to Zdenek Salzmann’s Language, Culture, and Society for its comprehensive coverage of all critical aspects of linguistic anthropology, as well as for
Why should we study language? How do the ways in which we communicate define our identities? And how is this all changing in the digital world? Since 1993, many have turned to Language, Culture, and S
Itoh is a Japanese feminist cultural critic long associated as a staff member with the Kunitachi Public Community Center in Tokyo. Originally published in 1995 as Ona no serifu 120 (120 Women's Words)
This approachable and absorbing book offers a unique window into Japanese culture and language. Highlighting the overlooked world of the 'silent majority,' the housewives and mothers who are the mains