First published in 1991 and quickly out of print, this book was hailed as "an outstanding contribution to Southeast Asian ethnography. . . . [It] is highly recommended not only for specialists in trad
The five stories in this series have enjoyed wide popularity in China, their themes frequently reappearing in operas, movies, and paintings, and in many literary forms. Profusely illustrated and prese
By retaining their orally based culture through to the present day, the Kammu of northern Laos and adjacent parts of Vietnam, Thailand, and China have long been recognized as a repository for much tha
