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Explorers and Scientists in China's Borderlands, 1880-1950

By Denise M. Glover, Stevan Harrell, Charles F. McKhann, Margaret Byrne Swain

The scientists and explorers profiled in this engaging study of pioneering Euro-American exploration of late imperial and Republican China range from botanists to ethnographers to missionaries. Although a diverse lot, all believed in objective, progressive,...

The Art of Ethnography

A Chinese "Miao Album"

By David Deal, Laura Hostetler, Laura Hostetler, Charles F. McKhann

The Art of Ethnography is a fully illustrated translation of a "Miao album" -- a Chinese genre originating in the eighteenth century that used prose, poetry, and detailed illustrations to represent minority ethnic groups living...