{"product_id":"new-voices-mountain-hearts-world-dreams-hardcover","title":"New Voices: Mountain Hearts, World Dreams - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShifang Yang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A Full-Color Ethnographic Anthology of Miao Women in Southwest China] This volume presents a rare and intimate oral history of the Miao women in the remote border ranges of Guangxi and Guizhou. Authored by acclaimed writer Shifang Yang and translated by Bob Song, New Voicesdocuments a unique linguistic and sociological phenomenon: how a group of marginalized women, once cut off from education, mastered Mandarin through a village night school and began writing poetry to reclaim their voices. Key Features for Academic Collections: Primary Source Material: Contains original diaries, folk songs, and newly composed verse that reflect the transition from oral to written culture. Visual Ethnography: Illustrated with full-color photography documenting traditional Miao textiles, village architecture, and daily life in Southwest China. Interdisciplinary Value: An essential resource for researchers in Gender Studies, Linguistic Anthropology, Rural Sociology, and Chinese Minority Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYang Shifang-- a Dong writer born in 1977-- is a member of the China Writers Association. His short fiction and reportage have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHuacheng\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShan Hua\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEthnic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and other leading journals, and have been reprinted in \u003ci\u003eSelected Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFiction Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eXinhua Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. Yang is the author of several acclaimed collections, including \u003ci\u003eAnd Dawn Will Come\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome Is Elsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSunlight Passes Through Our Village\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.54 x 6.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158814490687,"sku":"9781487813598","price":51.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/r7_gaGkeHg9781487813598.webp?v=1776993302","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/new-voices-mountain-hearts-world-dreams-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}