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The Kam People of China: Turning Nineteen? [Hardcover]

D. Norman Geary (Author)

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January 6, 2003 0700715010 978-0700715015 annotated edition
The Kam are still essentially a 'hidden people' - very little has been published in English about them. This book aims to fill a gap in the English literature, by providing a comprehensive introduction to Kam culture. The conclusion looks to the future for the Kam people and their culture.

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'The only comprehensive English access to Kam culture.' - Anthropos

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Until as recently as 1958, there was no Kam orthography. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new drum towers, bullfighting contests, wayside pavilions, minzu yanjiusuo, singing culture, wenxue shi, ordinary rice, glutinous rice cakes, host village, land goddess, sour fish
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Han Chinese, Xing Ni, Chinese New Year, Zhang Mei, Zhang Liang, Jiang Yingfang, Lin Kuan, Zhu Lang, Mandarin Chinese, Niang Mei, Feng Yuzhao, Mei Liangyu, Cultural Revolution, Suo Mei, Tidying the Graves, Ding Lang, King Jinyin, Professor Long Yaohong, Communist Party, Liang Shanbo, Shan Lang, Singing Stage, Yin Leng, Mei Dao, Professor Wang Jiying
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