Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China

Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 0520219899
ISBN-13 : 9780520219892
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Download or read book Perspectives on the Yi of Southwest China written by Stevan Harrell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a varied and wide-ranging collection of essays by Yi and foreign scholars on the history, traditional society, and modern social changes among the 7 million Yi people of Southwest China.


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