Song & Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders Felicity Aulino By contrast

By contrast

—Pál Nyíri

and The Asia Society in New York

this book deserves a place on the bookshelf of all of those interested in Burma

Song & Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders Felicity Aulino By contrastIn the sunny, subtropical Sipsongpanna region, Tai Les perform flirtatious, exoticized dances for an increasingly growing tourist trade. Endorsed by Chinese officials, who view the Tai Les 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. In this vivid