The Brigands' Song: Serving in the Army of a Native Chieftain: A Traditional Song Text from Guangxi in Southern China by Holm, David

The Brigands' Song: Serving in the Army of a Native Chieftain: A Traditional Song Text from Guangxi in Southern China (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004449831)

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Format: Hardcover
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The Brigands' Song: Serving in the Army of a Native Chieftain: A Traditional Song Text from Guangxi in Southern China by Holm, David

The Brigands' Song: Serving in the Army of a Native Chieftain: A Traditional Song Text from Guangxi in Southern China

$204.00
The Brigands' Song: Serving in the Army of a Native Chieftain: A Traditional Song Text from Guangxi in Southern China by Holm, David

The Brigands' Song: Serving in the Army of a Native Chieftain: A Traditional Song Text from Guangxi in Southern China

$204.00
Format: Hardcover
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This is an annotated edition of a traditional song text, written in the Zhuang character script. The Brigands' Song is part of a living tradition, sung antiphonally by two male and two female singers. The song is probably unique in presenting the experiences of ordinary men and women during wartime in pre-modern China. The narrative relates how the men are sent off to war, fighting as native troops on behalf of the Chinese imperial armies. The song dates from the Ming dynasty and touches on many topics of historical significance, such as the use of firearms and other operational details.

Author: David Holm
ISBN-10: 9004449833
ISBN-13: 9789004449831
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 12/16/2021
Pages: 834
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.97lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.10w x 1.75d
By David Holm
By David Holm
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David Holm, D.Phil. (1980) in Chinese, University of Oxford, is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Ethnology at National Chengchi University. He has published extensively on the traditional language and culture of the Zhuang, a Tai-speaking people indigenous to Southern China.
Meng Yuanyao, Ph.D (2002), University of Melbourne, is Professor in the Department of Minority Languages in the Guangxi University for Nationalities. He has published The Names and Classification of Common Plants in Zhuang (in English, 2006), and numerous books on Zhuang song texts, ethnobotany, and other aspects of traditional culture. Most recently he has served as chief editor of a new edition of the Zhuang-Chinese Glossary (in Chinese, 2018).

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