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Womansword

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Author : Kittredge Cherry
language : en
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Release Date : 2016-11-14

Womansword written by Kittredge Cherry and has been published by Stone Bridge Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-14 with Social Science categories.

"A very graceful, erudite job . . . extraordinarily revealing."—The New York Times Thirty years after its first publication, Womansword remains a timely, provocative work on how words reflect female stereotypes in modern Japan. Short, lively essays offer linguistic, sociological, and historical insight into issues central to the lives of women everywhere: identity, girlhood, marriage, motherhood, work, sexuality, and aging. A new introduction shows how things have—and haven't—changed. Kittredge Cherry studied in Japan and has written about the country for Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal. She has a journalism degree from University of Iowa.

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Author : Kittredge Cherry
language : en
Publisher: Kodansha Amer Incorporated
Release Date : 2002-06

written by Kittredge Cherry and has been published by Kodansha Amer Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06 with Social Science categories.

Womansword is an insightful look at Japanese words concerning women and what they reveal about the status of women in modern Japan. In a collection of short, lively essays, author Kittredge Cherry considers the connotations, usage, and context of several hundred common words and phrases related to female identity, girlhood, marriage, mothering, working, sex, and aging. These Japanese words offer a new perspective on issues that are central to the lives of women everywhere. We learn, for instance, that an "intruder wife" is one who snags a husband by cooking for him every night, cleaning up for him, and generally coddling him till he realizes he can't live without her (but who lets him do the actual proposing); that Barbie didn't sell well in Japan till she was transformed into a cuter, shorter, less glamorous, younger version; that families with no sons to carry on the family name sometimes "adopt" one by marrying their daughter to a man who agrees to take their name, join their household, and generally adapt to their ways; that "honorable bag" (ofukuro) is an affectionate term a son may use to refer informally to his mother; and that people do not usually greet close relatives - even after a long separation - with a hug, but with a bow. Womansword is a thought-provoking book that paints a vivid picture of contemporary Japanese women, in all their layered and often contradictory roles.

Abelina Galustian

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-16

Abelina Galustian written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-16 with categories.

Catalog accompanying the exhibition at California State University Stanislaus' Stan State Art Space October 16 to November 5, 2020. The exhibition was presented in virtual gallery due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.

Invincible Supreme Emperor

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Author : Xi Luo
language : en
Publisher: Funstory
Release Date : 2019-11-23

Invincible Supreme Emperor written by Xi Luo and has been published by Funstory this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-23 with Fiction categories.

In ancient times, when the Heavenly Soul Realm was created, the Heavenly Soul Realm fought against the Heavenly God in the Nine Astral Heavens. In ancient times, the Heavenly Soul Realm fought with the Heavenly God in the Nine Astral Heavens, causing the two to die.

The Mountain Is Moving

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Author : Patricia Morley
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 1999

The Mountain Is Moving written by Patricia Morley and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Japan categories.

In Imperial times in Japan, women were subservient inferiors; in theory they were liberated by the democratic constitution imposed by the US after World War II; but, in real-life Japan, change is glacially slow. Here, that slow-changing reality is juxtaposed with the fast-moving aspirations of Japanese women. The author achieves this through wide-ranging interviews with Japanese women, and by using a range of contemporay Japanese literature.

A Woman S Sword

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Author : Karie Evans
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-07-06

A Woman S Sword written by Karie Evans and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-06 with categories.

Young Jules Westbrook, countess of Somerset, falls head over heels for her older brother Daniel's best friend. Jules' crush on Ethan Ashleigh, five years her senior, causes extreme tension between the friends. A surprise ambush on Ethan's home by the Scottish rogue, Sir Kilger, leaves Ethan's father dead and brother missing. When Daniel and Ethan's plan to rescue Hunt Ashleigh unravels, Daniel ends up dead at the hands of his best friend. Upon Ethan's return to Westbrook House with Daniel's dead body, Jules' world disintegrates and her childhood love turns quickly to unabated hatred for Ethan Ashleigh, who, with the death of his father and brother, now holds the title of duke of Rocksavage. Five years later, Ethan returns, hardened from war with the Scots as well as his own self-loathing. He sets his sights on his dead best friend's little sister, who has turned into a ravenous beauty with the mature soul of a warrior. Jules vows revenge upon the duke, who, loving a challenge, forces Jules into an unholy marriage with him that sets them both on a roller coaster of hatred, love, betrayal, fear, and finally a resolution so surprising, Ethan nor Jules saw it coming.