Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People. (Book Reviews: Japan). (book review)

FITZHUGH, WILLIAM W. and CHISATO O. DUBREULL, Editors. Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People. Washington D.C.: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 2001. 415 pages. Color and b/w illustrations, maps, checklist of artifacts, bibliography, index. Paper US$49.95; ISBN 0-9673429-0-2. (Distributed by University of Washington Press, Seattle)

Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People is an impressive and beautiful book, rich in elaborate illustrations of Ainu artifacts. It also includes drawings and photographic images of the Ainu by early visitors such ...

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