Womansword
What Japanese Words Say About Women
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Foreign Languages, Japanese, History, Asian, Japan, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
| Author: | Kittredge Cherry | ISBN: | 9781611729191 |
| Publisher: | Stone Bridge Press | Publication: | November 14, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Stone Bridge Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kittredge Cherry |
| ISBN: | 9781611729191 |
| Publisher: | Stone Bridge Press |
| Publication: | November 14, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Stone Bridge Press |
| Language: | English |
"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.
"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.
