A new ethnography has arrived that may be of interest to students in ANTH 315, Japanese Culture and Society. “Nature, ritual, and society in Japan’s Ryukyu Islands” by Arne Rokkum presents an ethnographic portrayal of the people of the Southern Ryukyu Islands and their world.
For more information, see the publisher’s blurb here or come by and pick up the book at Koerner library call number GN635.R9 R65 2006.