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The Paper Road: Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet
Erik Mueggler
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Description for The Paper Road: Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet
Paperback. Interweaves the stories of George Forrest and Joseph Francis Charles Rock, two early twentieth-century botanists and explores the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Num Pages: 376 pages, 45 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JJC; JHMC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538. Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet. 376 pages, illustrations. Interweaves the stories of George Forrest and Joseph Francis Charles Rock, two early twentieth-century botanists and explores the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JJC; JHMC; PST. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight: 520.
This exhilarating book interweaves the stories of two early twentieth-century botanists to explore the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Erik Mueggler introduces Scottish botanist George Forrest, who employed Naxi adventurers in his fieldwork from 1906 until his death in 1932. We also meet American Joseph Francis Charles Rock, who, in 1924, undertook a dangerous expedition to Gansu and Tibet with the sons and nephews of Forrest's workers. Mueggler describes how the Naxi workers and their Western employers rendered the earth into specimens, notes, maps, diaries, letters, ... Read more
This exhilarating book interweaves the stories of two early twentieth-century botanists to explore the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma. Erik Mueggler introduces Scottish botanist George Forrest, who employed Naxi adventurers in his fieldwork from 1906 until his death in 1932. We also meet American Joseph Francis Charles Rock, who, in 1924, undertook a dangerous expedition to Gansu and Tibet with the sons and nephews of Forrest's workers. Mueggler describes how the Naxi workers and their Western employers rendered the earth into specimens, notes, maps, diaries, letters, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
570 g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520269033
SKU
V9780520269033
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99-1
About Erik Mueggler
Erik Mueggler is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He is the author of The Age of Wild Ghosts: Memory, Violence, and Place in Southwest China (UC Press).
Reviews for The Paper Road: Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet
"First things first: this is an outstanding book... Mueggler weaves together ... a lyrically-written story." New Bks In East Asian Stds "This work provides the reader with a remarkable look into another place and culture in a time gone by."
Marilyn K. Alaimo Chicago Botanic Garden "A richly textured history... The book will provide lively, informative reading for ambitious ... Read more
Marilyn K. Alaimo Chicago Botanic Garden "A richly textured history... The book will provide lively, informative reading for ambitious ... Read more