Chinese Gypsies - Field Research on the Chuancheng Dumen

Author: Wang Jing
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The Diao Min were a special class of outcasts living in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions since the Ming and Qing dynasties. They faced discrimination, oppression, and isolation in politics, economy, culture, and social interactions, holding a low social status, almost to the point of non-existence. This book includes five parts: Diao Min Studies, Diao Min Memories, Tales of the Diao Min, Diao Min Lyrics and Poetry, and Selected Materials.