| ID | 082730 |
| Title Proper | As the dust settles in Shangri-La |
| Other Title Information | Alai's Tibet in the era of Sino-globalization |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Yue, Gang |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | 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 of meaning of the novel, situate it against a material history of opium in Eastern Tibet, and highlight the dilemma of a leading Tibetan author. Through further discussion of his essays unavailable in English, this essay aims at developing a cultural geography of Alai's intellectual travel, energized by a Tibetan warrior tradition in his homeland and yet detailed about contemporary social, cultural, and environmental changes. It paints a picture about a Tibet that is neither a paradise nor a human hell, alive in the moment to survive the creative destruction of Sino-globalization that began long before the People's Liberation Army marched into Lhasa |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 17, No.56; Aug 2008: p543-563 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 17, No.56; Aug 2008: p543-563 |
| Key Words | China ; Tibet ; Globalization |