Xinjiang
China's Muslim Far Northwest
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Michael Dillon | ISBN: | 9781134360956 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 23, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael Dillon |
| ISBN: | 9781134360956 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 23, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Xinjiang, the nominally autonomous region in China's far northwest, is of increasing international strategic and economic importance. With a population which is mainly non-Chinese and Muslim, there are powerful forces for autonomy, and independence, in Xinjiang. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Xinjiang. It introduces Xinjiang's history, economy and society, and above all outlines the political and religious opposition by the Uyghur and other Turkic peoples of Xinjiang to Chinese Communist rule.
Xinjiang, the nominally autonomous region in China's far northwest, is of increasing international strategic and economic importance. With a population which is mainly non-Chinese and Muslim, there are powerful forces for autonomy, and independence, in Xinjiang. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Xinjiang. It introduces Xinjiang's history, economy and society, and above all outlines the political and religious opposition by the Uyghur and other Turkic peoples of Xinjiang to Chinese Communist rule.
