The Art of Ethnography: A Chinese Miao Album

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295986166
• ISBN13: 9780295986166
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher