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The Art of Ethnography is a fully illustrated translation of a "Miao album" - a Chinese genre originating in the eighteenth century that used prose, poetry, and detailed illustrations to represent minority ethnic groups living in frontier regions under imperial Chinese control. These bound collections of hand-painted illustrations and handwritten text reveal how imperial China viewed culturally "other" frontier populations. They also contain valuable information for anthropologists, geographers, and historians, and are coveted by art collectors for their beautiful imagery. "Miao" in this context refers not just to groups that called themselves Miao (Hmong) or were classified as such by the majority Han culture, but generally to the many minority peoples in China's southwest.
This volume reproduces each of the eighty-two illustrations from the original album and the corresponding Chinese calligraphic text, along with an annotated English translation. Each entry depicts a different ethnic group residing in Guizhou. The album is anonymous and dates from sometime after 1797.
This volume reproduces each of the eighty-two illustrations from the original album and the corresponding Chinese calligraphic text, along with an annotated English translation. Each entry depicts a different ethnic group residing in Guizhou. The album is anonymous and dates from sometime after 1797.
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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.
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- EditoreUniv of Washington Pr
- Data di pubblicazione2006
- ISBN 10 0295985437
- ISBN 13 9780295985435
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine178
- RedattoreDeal David Michael, Hostetler Laura
- DisegnatoreHostetler Laura
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The Art of Ethnography. A Chinese "Miao Album".
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University of Washington Press., Seattle.
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ISBN 13: 9780295985435
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Descrizione libro Map, colour and black and white reproductions, lxvii + 178pp, bibliography, index, very good paperback copy. "Qing dynasty 'Miao albums' are of interest to scholars not only for their valuable ethnohistorical information concerning the local people of southwest China, but also for the insights they provide into the ambivalent views of these 'barbarians' held by members of the Chinese gentry class, by and for whom the albums were produced. The album presented here is a fine example of the genre, its detailed illustrations and balanced calligraphy revealing the reason why the albums have been so cherished by collectors." From Preface. Codice articolo 166664
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