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The Secrets of Mariko : A Year in the Life of a Japanese Woman and Her Family
by Bumiller, Elisabeth
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 081292603X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812926033
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Times Books - Random House, 1995. First Edition Second Printing . Hard Back. Fine/Near Fine. 6" x 9 1/2. Cain, David. 338 Pages Indexed. Brown boards with black cloth quarter-spine and copper metallic spine lettering. Dust Jacket price $25 is unclipped. To unravel the inner life of Japan, Bumiller made herself part of its basic unit, the family. Out of its daily struggles and conflicts, its tragedies and small triumphs, she masterfully weaves a narrative that illuminates the chracter of a country critical to America's future. Because of her great literary gifts, she never loses the human dimension. And that is why her story of this ordinary family, like the best novels, transends national boundaries. For by discovering Mariko's secrets, she achieves a riveting narrative of one woman'slife at the edge of the twenty-first century.
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- Bookseller
- Dons Book Store
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7899
- Title
- The Secrets of Mariko : A Year in the Life of a Japanese Woman and Her Family
- Author
- Bumiller, Elisabeth
- Illustrator
- Cain, David
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 081292603X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812926033
- Publisher
- Times Books - Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 6" x 9 1/2
- Keywords
- FAMILY CASE STUDIES JAPAN SOCIAL CONDITIONS MIDDLE CLASS ASIA WOMEN SCIENCE SOCIOLOGY MARRIAGE TOKYO JAPAN
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