Told in the matter-of-fact style and earthy language of the Japanese peasant, these are nineteen autobiographical accounts of the lives of women from the Hiroshima area who lost their husbands in the nuclear attack there, Taken together, their accounts are portrayals of the hardships of women's lives among the Japanese peasantry and poignant expressions of lament and anger over the killing of their husbands. Mikio Kanda is the author of numerous books on agricultural topics and is a journalist for the Hiroshima edition of ...
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Told in the matter-of-fact style and earthy language of the Japanese peasant, these are nineteen autobiographical accounts of the lives of women from the Hiroshima area who lost their husbands in the nuclear attack there, Taken together, their accounts are portrayals of the hardships of women's lives among the Japanese peasantry and poignant expressions of lament and anger over the killing of their husbands. Mikio Kanda is the author of numerous books on agricultural topics and is a journalist for the Hiroshima edition of the "Nihon Nogyo Shinbun" (Japan agricultural newspaper).
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Good. Creases/lean to spine. Fading/scratches to cover. Inscription inside front cover. Tanning to page edges & first/last page. Text very good. Trade paperback (UK). 200 p. Contains: Unspecified. Includes unspecified. Intended for college/higher education audience.
