Author: Toshitaka, Ushiomi
Title: Forestry and Mountain Village Communities in Japan. A Study of Human Relations
Description: Tokyo, Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai, 1968. Revised edtn. orig.wrappers. 24x16cm, x,107,(11)pp. 11pp photoplates. Slight corner bump, small tear to spine, some rubbing, VG. ¶ Contents: The Origins of Forest Land Ownership; The Establishment of National Forest; Buraku Forest & Iriai-Ken; The Accumulation of Forest Lands in Private Hands; The Social Structure of Mountain Villages: Structure of Mountain Villages in Private Forest Land Area; Mountain Villages under the Influence of Powerful Families; Mountain Villages under the Rule of Capital; Mountain Villages under the Rule of Particular Family Groups; Structure of Mountain Villages in National Forest Zones,; Structure of Mountain Villages in Buraku Forest Area; Conclusion.

Keywords: Social Anthropology, Japan, Rural Sociology, Mountain Villages, Buraku Forest, National Forests, Land Tenure, East Asia,