Singing on the River - Sichuan Boatmen and Their Work Songs, 1880s - 1930s

In Singing on the River, Igor Chabrowski explores life conditions and work-song traditions of Sichuan boatmen demonstrating how they constructed their mentality and social identity in the turbulent first half of the twentieth century.

About the author

Igor Iwo Chabrowski, Ph. D. (2013), European University Institute is a post-doctoral fellow on the Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society in the 20th Century at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He taught at the University of Oxford and the University of Warsaw.

Product details

• Authors: Igor Iwo Chabrowski
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.09.2015
• EAN: 9789004305632
• ISBN: 978-90-04-30563-2
• No. of pages: 322
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 635 g
• Series: China Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous