{"product_id":"culture-and-customs-of-the-gary-yia-lee-9780313345265","title":"Culture and Customs of the Hmong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is the first to balance an account of the traditional life and history of the Hmong as a global people, with a full account of their modern, urban lives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulture and Customs of the Hmong\u003c\/i\u003e takes a global approach to understanding the Hmong, a people who have lived in China for more than 4,000 years. It is the first book to combine an account of the traditional life and history of the Hmong with a full account of their modern, urban lifestyle, balancing traditional lifeways and practices with modern, evolving customs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is unique in dealing, not only with the Hmong in the United States, Australia, and other Western nations, but also with their traditional and changing lives in their Asian homelands of Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and China. This broad international perspective allows readers to look at the Hmong through the complex interplay of the many social, historical, economic, and cultural influences they have been exposed to in their worldwide migration, and at how they manage to maintain their many traditions across national boundaries and great distances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Yia Lee, Nicholas Tapp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313345260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313345265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 39","brand":"Gary Yia Lee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119577657599,"sku":"9780313345265","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eab4ffcb-a3a4-472e-8c92-a7faa36bfb3f.jpg?v=1687409998","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/culture-and-customs-of-the-gary-yia-lee-9780313345265","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}