As the Dust Settles in Shangri-La: Alai's Tibet in the era of Sino-globalization.
With the English translation of his novel Red Poppies published in 2000, the ethnic Tibetan author Alai has established a prominent presence outside the People's Republic, apart from the Shangri-La myth that has dominated the Western imagination of Tibet. This essay attempts to unpack the multitudes...
| Published in: | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 17; no. 56; pp. 543 - 564 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2008
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