Ishimure Michiko
Biographic Data
| ID | 251038 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ishimure Michiko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ishimure |
| FAMILY NAME | Michiko |
| SIGNATURE | MICHIKO I |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hara Castle
On the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize through the generosity of her colleagues, students, and friends, the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Prize
Reborn from the Earth Scarred by Modernity
For nearly half a century, Ishimure Michiko (b. 1927) has been an important voice in Japanese environmental literature. She first came to national attention as a result of her writings on the ongoing environmental disaster of Minamata Disease. Caused by the methyl mercury and other poisonous industrial wastes dumped by the Chisso Corporation into the harbor at the town of Minamata, the debilitating neurological syndrome first began appearing in t…
Lake of Heaven, Dams, and Japan's Transformation
Ishimure Michiko has often been referred to as the "Rachel Carson of Japan". Her bestselling book Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (Kugai jodo; waga minamata byo, 1972) alerted many Japanese to the dangers of industrial pollution and shaped the conscience of a generation of politically and environmentally aware writers and activists. Ishimure has gone on to develop the Minamata story into a trilogy. She has also written a wide …
Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow
Lake of Heaven
Desde la ribera del mar de la vida eterna
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Desde la ribera del mar de la vida eterna
Lake of Heaven
Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow
Lake of Heaven, Dams, and Japan's Transformation
Ishimure Michiko has often been referred to as the "Rachel Carson of Japan". Her bestselling book Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (Kugai jodo; waga minamata byo, 1972) alerted many Japanese to the dangers of industrial pollution and shaped the conscience of a generation of politically and environmentally aware writers and activists. Ishimure has gone on to develop the Minamata story into a trilogy. She has also written a wide …
Reborn from the Earth Scarred by Modernity
For nearly half a century, Ishimure Michiko (b. 1927) has been an important voice in Japanese environmental literature. She first came to national attention as a result of her writings on the ongoing environmental disaster of Minamata Disease. Caused by the methyl mercury and other poisonous industrial wastes dumped by the Chisso Corporation into the harbor at the town of Minamata, the debilitating neurological syndrome first began appearing in t…
Hara Castle
On the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize through the generosity of her colleagues, students, and friends, the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Prize
Art (3 works) · Japanese History and Culture (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Heaven (2 works) · History (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · American Sports and Literature (1 work) · Art history (1 work)