Men, women and “Japanese” as outsiders: A case study of postcards with Ainu images

Visual Anthropology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 227-255

  Cheung, Sidney C H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85011460867     PISSN: 08949468     EISSN: 15455920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08949468.2000.9966801     Document Type: Article

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