Song and Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders

by Sara L.M. Davis

Book Overview

In the sunny, subtropical Sipsongpanna region, Tai Lues perform flirtatious, exoticized dances for an increasingly growing tourist trade. Endorsed by Chinese officials, who view the Tai Lues as a "model minority," these staged performances are part of a carefully sanctioned ethnic policy. However, behind the scenes and away from the eyes and ears of tourists and the Chinese government, a different kind of cultural resurgence is taking place.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231135270
• ISBN13: 9780231135276
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher