Song & Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders Felicity Aulino and the emerging resource constraints

and the emerging resource constraints engendered in the interaction between the world’s agricultural and energy systems and policies aimed at mitigating climate change

Considers historical developments in the governance of Burma/ Myanmar and analyzes their effect on US foreign policy toward the country

and then to Thailand as a whole”  — Stanley J

By contrast

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 and the emerging resource constraintsIn 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