Life in a Kam village in southwest China, 1930-1949 /
An insider's account of minority life in China which is also the sequel to "The Kam People of China."
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Chino |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
©2007.
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Colección: | Sinica Leidensia ;
v. 80. |
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.