| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 264 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Sinica Leidensia,
0169-9563 ;
v. 80
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Sinica Leidensia ; v. 80.
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| Note |
English translation of unpublished Chinese manuscript; hence no Chinese uniform title. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index. |
| Contents |
Location -- Langdong -- The name 'Kam' -- The villagers -- Physical characteristics of the people -- The village -- Farming -- Spinning and weaving -- Thrifty people -- Mornings and evenings -- Food -- Mealtime etiquette -- Drinks -- Clothing -- Coming-of-age -- Courtship by night -- Courtship by day -- Intimidating situations for young women -- Matchmakers -- Engagement ceremony -- Marriage and divorce -- Unorthodox marriages -- Marriage relationships -- The distinction in culture between men and women -- Clan-centred community -- Pipe-smoking elders -- No beggars or thieves -- Monotonous and primitive music -- Festivals and celebrations -- Children -- Survival in the midst of suffering -- Author's postscript -- Translator's postscript. |
| Summary |
An insider's account of minority life in China which is also the sequel to "The Kam People of China." |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Dong (Chinese people) -- China -- Liukai -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Dong (Chinese people) |
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China -- Liukai. |
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Liukai (China) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Geary, D. Norman, 1958-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ou, Chaoquan. Life in a Kam village in southwest China, 1930-1949. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2007 9789004162297 9004162291 (DLC) 2007027744 (OCoLC)153598632 |
| ISBN |
9789047421641 (electronic book) |
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9047421647 (electronic book) |
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9789004162297 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004162291 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004162297.i-298 |
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