Format:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 264 p., [32] p. of plates)
,
ill., maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9789047421641
Series Statement:
Sinica Leidensia v. 80
Content:
An insider's account of minority life in China which is also the sequel to "The Kam People of China"
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
English translation of unpublished Chinese manuscript; hence no Chinese uniform title
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Acknowledgements; Preface; Maps; Chapter One Location; Chapter Two Langdong; Chapter Three The name 'Kam'; Chapter Four The villagers; Chapter Five Physical characteristics of the people; Chapter Six The village; Chapter Seven Farming; Chapter Eight Spinning and weaving; Chapter Nine Thrifty people; Chapter Ten Mornings and evenings; Chapter Eleven Food; Chapter Twelve Mealtime etiquette; Chapter Thirteen Drinks; Chapter Fourteen Clothing; Chapter Fifteen Coming-of-age; Chapter Sixteen Courtship by night; Chapter Seventeen Courtship by day
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Chapter Eighteen Intimidating situations for young womenChapter Nineteen Matchmakers; Chapter Twenty Engagement ceremony; Chapter Twenty-One Marriage and divorce; Chapter Twenty-Two Unorthodox marriages; Chapter Twenty-Three Marriage relationships; Chapter Twenty-Four The distinction in culture between men and women; Chapter Twenty-Five Clan-centred community; Chapter Twenty-Six Pipe-smoking elders; Chapter Twenty-Seven No beggars or thieves; Chapter Twenty-Eight Monotonous and primitive music; Chapter Twenty-Nine Festivals and celebrations; Chapter Thirty Children
,
Chapter Thirty-One Survival in the midst of sufferingChapter Thirty-Two Author's postscript; Chapter Thirty-Three Translator's postscript; Glossary; References; Index; Plates
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004162297
Additional Edition:
Print version Life in a Kam Village in Southwest China, 1930-1949
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ou, Chaoquan Life in a Kam village in southwest China, 1930 - 1949 Leiden : Brill, 2007 ISBN 9789004162297
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Ethnology
Keywords:
Guizhou
;
Dong
;
Geschichte 1930-1949
DOI:
10.1163/ej.9789004162297.i-298
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