Mainstream Mexican views of indigenous women center on them as problematic mothers, and development programs have included the goal of helping these women become "good mothers." Economic incentives and conditional cash transfers are the vehicles for achieving this goal. With ethnographic immediacy, [...]

The thread holding this wondrous book together is Hideyuki Oka (1905 - 1995), one of the masters of Japanese graphic design and advertising. The pieces shown in the 200-plus magnificent photos here (almost all full-color) are from Oka's personal collection of traditional packaging, using all natural[...]

Japanese floral designs often outshine other floral arrangements in perfection and symmetry. The floral designs of Hiroyuki OKa are no exception to that rule. But next to fine, detailed craftsmanship, this young floral artist is gifted with a great sense of humour and an eye for quirk. Next to some [...]

Näistä pienistä, oikealla tavalla värikkään tuntuisista runoista, löytyy tapahtumissaan yhteys kieleen ja asioihin, joista puuttuu turha sievistely - päästään helposti yleiseen kokemukseen.Nuoruus, rakkaus: valkoisessa kamarissa heilahtaa verho, olemassaolojen avautumiset eivät ole pienu[...]