Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives

Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 1991. First printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Gray cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, illustrated in b&w. Book has handsome boards and tight binding, small red chop mark on title page from Helen Hopper, author of works on Japanese feminism and female leaders, text clean and unmarked, with foxing to top edge… Read more about this item

University of Hawaii Press, 1991-10-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x0. First Edition/ First Printing (1991)(Full Number Line) Book: Boards with minor shelf wear. Pages unmarked. Binding with no separations. DJ with shelf/ edge wear. Few small tears. (Archival tape to inside used to repair tears and prevent further damage) No Address label. Bagged and Boarded

University of Hawaii Press, October 1991. Hardcover. Used - Good. Hardcover

Hardback. New. This study of the dramatic economic transformation of the Japanese village of Tanohata explores how the isolated fishing community has entered the mainstream of Japanese culture since the 1950s. It documents how the traditional role of the rural household has acted as a basis for innovation.