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This first ethnography of the Hmong in China is based on Nicholas Tapp's extensive fieldwork in a Hmong village in Sichuan. Basing his analysis on the concepts of context and agency, Tapp discusses the "paradoxical ambivalence at the heart of Hmong culture." A paradox arises in the historical and ethnographic construction of the identity of the Hmong by conscious contrast with, and in opposition to, a majority Han Chinese identity at the same time that large parts of Hmong culture are shared with the Chinese and may be the results of historical processes of adoption, absorption, mimesis, or emulation. Tapp examines the Hmong rituals of shamanism, ancestral respect, and death and provides details on livelihood, kinship, local organization, and intellectual culture. The book is enhanced with thorough accounts of ceremonies, rituals, and folktales, with translations of Hmong songs and stories. This publication has also been published in paperback (no longer available).

Hmong (Asian people) --- Hmong (Asian people) --- Hmong (Asian people) --- History --- Kinship --- Social life and customs

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Describes the lives of the people of the Amur during a period of dramatic transition, as they attempt to find some way to relate ancient traditions to an uncertain future. The author emphasizes the contributions of women in traditional and contemporary society, and their concerns with ecology and the education of children.

Tales --- Women storytellers --- Women shamans --- Evenki (Asian people) --- Femmes chamans --- Toungouses --- Légendes --- Contes --- Avanki (Asian people) --- Avankil (Asian people) --- Chapogir (Asian people) --- Ewenki (Asian people) --- Khamnigan (Asian people) --- O-wen-kʻo (Tribe) --- Owenke (Asian people) --- Owenko (Asian people) --- Tungus (Asian people) --- Tunguses --- Arctic peoples --- Ethnology --- Tungusic peoples --- Medicine women --- Shamanesses --- Shamans --- Storytellers --- Women entertainers --- Folk tales --- Folktales --- Folk literature --- Conteuses --- Evenk (Peuple d'Asie) --- Folklore. --- Folklore --- Tales - Amur River Valley (China and Russia) --- Women storytellers - Amur River Valley (China and Russia) --- Women shamans - Amur River Valley (China and Russia) --- Evenki (Asian people) - Folklore --- Legendes

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Timor (Indonesian people) --- Timorais --- Timor-Leste --- Timor oriental --- Politics and government --- History --- Autonomy and independence movements --- Politique et gouvernement --- Histoire --- Mouvements d'autonomie et d'indépendance --- Mouvements d'autonomie et d'indépendance --- Atoni (Southeast Asian people) --- History.