{"product_id":"9781611729191","title":"Womansword: What Japanese Words Say About Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A very graceful, erudite job . . . extraordinarily revealing.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty years after its first publication, \u003ci\u003eWomansword \u003c\/i\u003eremains a timely, provocative work on how words reflect female stereotypes in modern Japan. Short, lively essays offer linguistic, sociological, and historical insight into issues central to the lives of women everywhere: identity, girlhood, marriage, motherhood, work, sexuality, and aging. A new introduction shows how things have—and haven't—changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKittredge Cherry \u003c\/b\u003estudied in Japan and has written about the country for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She has a journalism degree from University of Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178946183408,"sku":"9781611729191","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611729191_p0.jpg?v=1763846051","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611729191","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}