David C. Lewis is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Ethnology and Sociology at Yunnan University - which is one of the leading centres for the study of Cultural Anthropology in China. He has also taught at the Universities of Leeds and Cambridge in England and at universities in Russia and Germany. Since 1991 David has been an affiliated researcher of the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit at the University of Cambridge. His fieldwork experience is reflected in his writings on Japan, Russia, England and Central Asia. In 2009 the government of Yunnan awarded him the Caiyunjiang ¿¿¿medal in recognition of his service to China. This book is dedicated to his wife and five children, who have shared with David in exploring other cultures.