Song and silence
Subtitle: ethnic revival on China's southwest border
By: Sara L. M. Davis.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Tai (Southeast Asian people) -- China -- Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhiqu.; Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou (China) -- Ethnic relations.
Other titles: Ethnic revival on China's southwest border
Description: In the Sipsongpanna region of China, tourists watch festive displays of Tai Lüe folk song and dance. The Tai Lües are viewed by the Chinese government as a 'model minority'. Sara Davis describes how Tai Lües are reviving and reinventing their culture in ways that contest the official state version.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.