{"product_id":"south-of-the-clouds-cloth","title":"South of the Clouds - Cloth","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSouth of the Clouds - Cloth\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLucien Miller\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780295972930\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eUniv of Washington Pr\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1994\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e342\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tales included here represent all of Yunnan Province's officially designated ethnic minorities, and include creation myths, romances, historical legends, tales explaining natural phenomena, ghost stories, and festival tales. The tales are peopled by memorable characters, such as the Tibetan mother who, reborn as a cow, comforts and helps her daughter into her harsh life as a slave girl; the two Kucong sisters who marry snakes; and the bodiless Lahu \"head-baby\" who grows up to win one of the earth-god Poyana's daughters in marriage. Chosen for their representativeness, aesthetic appeal, and variety, the stories provide rich examples of the folk traditions of Southwest China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth of the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e includes introductions and an appendix which describe the places and people of Yunnan, analyzethe literary and psychological characteristics of their stories, give the sources of the tales, and explain the methodolgy of collecting folk literature in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Univ of Washington Pr","offers":[{"title":"South of the Clouds - Cloth | Lucien Miller | Hardcover | 9780295972930 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks I 1773875","offer_id":49674584817816,"sku":"1773875","price":147.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91E04uPhbsL.jpg?v=1786550673","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/south-of-the-clouds-cloth","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}