Uyghurs Strangers in Their Own Land

Name: Uyghurs Strangers in Their Own Land
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ISBN: 9780231147583

ISBN-10: 0231147589

ISBN-13: 9780231147583

Edition: 2010

Authors: Gardner Bovingdon

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For close to half a century, the Uyghur people of Xinjiang, in northwestern China, have struggled to achieve autonomy and independence. As reflected by recent events, however, their efforts have been met mostly with violent resistance, matched by a sophisticated strategy of state-sanctioned propaganda, dissident broadsides, and viral ethnonational rhetoric. Nevertheless, this Muslim minority remains passionate about establishing and expanding its power within government, and China's leaders continue to push back, refusing to concede any physical and political ground.Beginning with the history of Xinjiang and its unique population of Chinese Muslims, Gardner Bovingdon follows fifty years of…

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 9/14/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.91" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Note on Romanization


Abbreviations


Introduction



Using the Past to Serve the Present



Heteronomy and Its Discontents



Everyday Resistance: Guerrilla Actions in the Battle over Public Opinion



Collective Action and Violence



Uyghur Transnational Organizations


Conclusion


Epilogue: ï¿½rï¿½mici's "Hot Summer" of 2009


Appendix: Organized Protests and Violent Events in Xinjiang, 1949-2005


Notes


References


Index