Art of Ethnography - A Chinese 'Miao Album'

Informationen zum Autor David Deal (1939-2001) was professor of history at Whitman College. Laura Hostetler is associate professor of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Klappentext David Deal (1939-2001) was professor of history at Whitman College. Laura Hostetler is associate professor of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Zusammenfassung Presents a translation of a "Miao album" - a Chinese genre originating in the eighteenth century that used prose! poetry! and illustrations to represent minority ethnic groups living in frontier regions under imperial Chinese control. This title provides 82 illustrations from the original album and the corresponding Chinese calligraphic text. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface / Charles F. McKhann Acknowledgments / Laura Hostetler Introduction: Early Modern Ethnography in Comparative Historical Perspective / Laura Hostetler Map of Guizhou Province A Miao Album of Guizhou Province Bibliography Index

Product details

• Assisted by: David Deal (Translation), Laura Hostetler (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.02.2006
• EAN: 9780295986166
• ISBN: 978-0-295-98616-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China; Studies on Ethnic Groups in Ch; Studies on Ethnic Groups in China; Studies on Ethnic Groups in Ch
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories