Erik Mueggler: 2 books
The Paper Road
Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2011
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...
Songs for Dead Parents
Corpse, Text, and World in Southwest China
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2017
In a society that has seen epochal change over a few generations, what remains to hold people together and offer them a sense of continuity and meaning? In Songs for Dead Parents, Erik Mueggler shows how in contemporary China death and the practices surrounding it have become central to maintaining...