The Art of Ethnography – A Chinese "Miao Album": Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
Autor David Deal, Laura Hostetler, Charles F. Mckhannen Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 feb 2006
This lovely 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.
Laura Hostetler's Introduction discusses the genesis and evolution of the Miao album genre and the sociopolitical context in which the albums were first made, the ethnographic content of the texts, the composition of the illustrations, and the albums' authorship and production. She situates the albums within the context of early modern imperial expansion internationally by introducing comparative examples of Japanese and Ottoman ethnography. Color illustrations from other Miao albums and comparable works from other cultures give the reader a sense of the chromatic richness of Miao album illustrations and of their place in world ethnography.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780295985435
ISBN-10: 0295985437
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 180 illustrations, 16 in colour
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: MV – University of Washington Press
Seria Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
ISBN-10: 0295985437
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 180 illustrations, 16 in colour
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: MV – University of Washington Press
Seria Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
Recenzii
"This book is a highly unusual and valuable project, comprising a difficult translation of a rare text. It will be valued among the studies of visual representations that have emerged in postcolonial studies." -- Louisa Schein, Rutgers University "Qing dynasty 'Miao albums' are of interest to scholars not only for their valuable ethnohistorical information concerning the local peoples 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 the Preface by Charles McKhann, Whitman Colleg
Notă biografică
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.
Descriere
A fully illustrated translation of an 18th century album using prose, poetry, and paintings to represent minority ethnic groups living under imperial Chinese control.