The Other Japan: Voices Beyond the Mainstream - Softcover

Suzuki, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555914179 ISBN 13: 9781555914172

Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

Reveals another side of Japan and its people--beyond the typical images of tea ceremonies, serene gardens, Shinto shrines, and high-tech gadgets.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Through a series of candid interviews with men and women throughout Japan, internationally acclaimed author David Suzuki and anthropologist Keibo Oiwa present stories that refute Western stereotypes of the Japanese. They met artists and farmers, grocers and teachers, TV reporters and scientists, aboriginal peoples and "untouchables." They discovered people with a concern for peace, a passion for ancestral ways, a love of community, and a determination to fight against environmental destruction. It is these people-their stories, their beliefs, and their hopes for the future-that Suzuki and Oiwa bring to life in The Other Japan.

About the Author:

David Suzuki is an international broadcaster and the host of the TV series The Nature of Things. He has received many awards including the Order of Canada and the UNESCO Kalinga award. He is the author 20 books including Metamorphosis, Wisdom of the Elders and Inventing the Future. Keibo Oiwa is an anthropologist, teacher and writer. Born in Tokyo, he studied at Cornell and lived in North America for fifteen years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1555914179
• ISBN 13: 9781555914172
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310