Sara L. M. Davis collection on Tai Lüe culture, 1997-2005

1. Index Terms> Places

   Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou ( China)--Ethnic relations. Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou ( China)--Folklore. Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou ( China)--Social life and customs.

2. Index Terms> Subjects

   Buddhist architecture-- China--Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou--Photographs. Buddhist temples-- China--Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou--Photographs. Ethnographic films-- China--Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou. Field recordings-- China--Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou. Lü language-- China--Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou. Oral tradition-- China--Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou. Popular music-- China--Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou. Tai (Southeast Asian people)-- China--Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou--Poetry. Tai (Southeast Asian people)-- China--Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou--Social life and customs.

3. Overview> Collection Summary

   Collection materials in English, Lü, and Chinese languages. ... Sipsongpanna (Xishuangbanna), Yunnan Province, China, by anthropologist Sara L. M. Davis from 1997 to ...

4. Overview> Scope and Content

   ...ara L. M. Davis conducted in Sipsongpanna (Xishuangbanna in Chinese), Yunnan Province, China, and in Kengtung, S... ...na (Xishuangbanna in Chinese), Yunnan Province, China, and in Kengtung, Shang State, Burma [Myanmar], between ... ...a of Sipsongpanna in the southwestern region of China, bordering Burma and Laos. Davis lived in Ji... The political challenges of being in a border region of China were immediately evident, and Davis found that many... ... materials are in Tai Lüe, although some are in Chinese and some are in English. Thirty-one of these are ... ...au of the TV station; some were produced by the Chinese government, and a number are recordings of T... ...ai Lüe transliteration into English; and Xishuangbanna, the Chinese transliteration into English. The Library of... ...oth forms of the English transliteration of the Chinese cultural group, are used in this collection ... ...age transliteration into English and Dai is the Chinese transliteration into English. The Lü languag...

5. Overview> Biographical History

   ... She conducted field research in Xishuangbanna, China in 1997-1998, and has returned several times since then.... ...and she was formerly a researcher for Human Rights Watch on China. Davis has contributed to publications inclu... ...al, International Herald Tribune, and Modern China. She is currently the executive director of Asia Catalys... Modern China

6. Contents List> Collection Inventory

   Titles in Chinese. CD. Commercial recording.

7. Contents List> Collection Inventory

   Tai Karaoke with titles in Tai Lüe and Chinese. VCD. Commercial recording.

8. Contents List> Collection Inventory

   For teaching Tai folk dance. Liner notes in Chinese. VCD. Commercial recording.

9. Contents List> Collection Inventory

   Photocopies of articles written in Chinese and Tai Lüe by author, Ai No, expert on Tai Lüe c...

10. Contents List> Collection Inventory

    ... Monthly flip calendar for the year 2001 printed in Chinese and Tai Lüe with photographs. 7 pag...

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