Mystifying China's southwest ethnic borderlands harmonious heterotopia / Yuqing Yang.
| Author/creator | Yang, Yuqing |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018] |
| Description | x, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. When the past is present : 1. Recapturing the past: configuring a narrative identity from folklore -- 2. Reimagining the past: creating new narratives of Baijie -- 3. Displacing the past: Baijie's modern transformation -- Part II. Leaving "the country of women" : 4. From "representational violence" to construction of a harmonious mosuo land -- 5. Unrequited love for the remote country of women -- 6. The controversial writing career of a Mosuo woman -- Part III. In search of faith : 7. The localization of Shangri-La -- 8. Lost on the way to Shambhala: "Tibet, a soul knotted on a leather thong" -- 9. Full-fledged Shambhala: The Tibet Code. |
| Abstract | This study examines the literary and cultural discourses of ethnic minority regions in Southwest China. The author uses the Confucian notion of "Harmony with difference" and Foucault's concept of "heterotopia" to investigate how these discourses have evolved since the founding of the People's Republic of China--back cover |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | Ebook version : 9781498502986 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017963080 |
| ISBN | 1498502970 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 9781498502979 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | (electronic) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |