{"product_id":"culture-and-customs-of-the-hmong-paperback","title":"Culture and Customs of the Hmong - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Yia Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicholas Tapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Yia Lee\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a Hmong academic from Laos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Tapp\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is professor emeritus at the Australian National University, where he runs the Thai-Yunnan Project, and professor of anthropology at East China Normal University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408427925682,"sku":"9798765120712","price":55.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1157b7d1f648d98b3831b6a70c9af6e2.webp?v=1778244801","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/culture-and-customs-of-the-hmong-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}