Singing on the river : : Sichuan boatmen and their work songs, 1880s - 1930s / / by Igor Iwo Chabrowski.

• Superior document: China studies ; v. 32
• Author: Chabrowski, Igor Iwo.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2015]
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: China Studies 32.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (331 p.)
• Notes: "Revised and enlarged version of an EUI Ph.D. thesis 'Tied to a boat by the sound of a gong' : world, work and society seen through the work songs of Sichuan Boatmen (1880s-1930s)" -- Title page verso.

Singing on the River by Igor Chabrowski, based on Sichuan boatmen’s work songs ( haozi ), explores the little known world of mentality and self-representation of Chinese workers from the late 19th century until the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937). Chabrowski demonstrates how river wo...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material
• Introduction
• 1 The Social Origins of the Songs: The Eastern Sichuan Working Class, 1880s–1930s
• 2 The Sounds of the River
• 3 Mapping the River World
• Illustrations
• 4 Where Do We Belong? Selfhood and Menial Work in Sichuan Society
• 5 On Women and Love
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index.