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Song and Silence
Sara L. M Davis
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Description for Song and Silence
Paperback. In the sunny, subtropical Sipsongpanna region, Tai Lues perform flirtatious, exoticized dances for an increasingly growing tourist trade. This title reveals how Tai Lues are reviving and reinventing their culture in ways that contest the official state version. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
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. In this vivid and beautifully told ethnography, Sara L. M. Davis reveals how Tai Lues are reviving and reinventing their culture in ways that contest the official state version. Carefully avoiding ... Read more
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. In this vivid and beautifully told ethnography, Sara L. M. Davis reveals how Tai Lues are reviving and reinventing their culture in ways that contest the official state version. Carefully avoiding ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231135276
SKU
V9780231135276
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About Sara L. M Davis
Sara L. M. Davis is a former researcher in the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch.
Reviews for Song and Silence
I recommend to everyone to read the book... It is indeed a vivid and beautifully told ethnography.
Emily Sarasvati Dharmapanna Tai Culture Touching and beautifully written... Sarah L. M. Davis has provided a path-breaking study of the logic of borders.
Alexander Horstmann Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia
Emily Sarasvati Dharmapanna Tai Culture Touching and beautifully written... Sarah L. M. Davis has provided a path-breaking study of the logic of borders.
Alexander Horstmann Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia