Routledge Tourism and Tibetan Culture in Transition - Shangrila Study

This Routledge Contemporary China Series book examines how tourism reshapes Tibetan culture and ethnic identity, with particular focus on Shangrila in Southwest China. The study investigates tourism's socio-economic effects in the region, analysing who benefits economically whilst exploring the political implications of cultural commodification. It considers how local Tibetan culture is reconstructed as a marketable product for tourists and explores the spatial re-imagining provoked by tourism development. The work provides critical insights into the negotiation and reassertion of ethnic identity within contexts of rapid modernisation and tourism expansion, making it essential reading for scholars of anthropology, cultural studies, and contemporary Asian development.