Singing the Village: Music, Memory and Ritual Among the Sibe of Xinjiangincludes CD

by Rachel Harris

The Sibe are an immigrant group, Qing dynasty bannermen who made a three-year "long march" from Manchuria in the 18th century to serve as a border garrison in the newly conquered Western Regions of the Qing Chinese empire. They preserved their military structure and a discrete identity in the multi-ethnic region of Xinjiang and are now officially recognized as an ethnic minority nationality under the People's Republic. They are known in China today...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019726297X
• ISBN13: 9780197262979
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: British Academy
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.2"