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A fully illustrated translation of an 18th century album using prose, poetry, and paintings to represent minority ethnic groups living under imperial Chinese control

Table of Contents

Preface / Charles F. McKhann

Acknowledgments / Laura Hostetler

Introduction: Early Modern Ethnography in Comparative Historical Perspective / Laura Hostetler

Map of Guizhou Province

A Miao Album of Guizhou Province

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

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.

Reviews

"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 College