Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 201 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
Series |
Durham East-Asia series |
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Durham East-Asia series.
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Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; Map: Northwest China; Introduction to Xinjiang; Xinjiang's geographical position; Xinjiang before 1949: a historical outline; Ethnic groups in northwest China on the eve of CCP control and Uyghur language and culture in twentieth-century Xinjiang; The Three Districts Revolution and 'peaceful liberation': the CCP takes political and military control; The economy of Xinjiang in the reform and opening era; Turkic opposition and CCP response |
Summary |
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 Turkic peoples of Xinjiang to Chinese communist rule |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Michael Dillon is Senior Lecturer in Modern Chinese History and Director of the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Durham. His books include China's Muslims and China's Muslim Hui Community: Migrations, Settlements and Sects. He is a frequent commentator on Chinese and Asian affairs for the BBC and other international broadcasters |
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Print version record |
Subject |
HISTORY.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
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East Asia.
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Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
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History & Archaeology.
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SUBJECT |
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- History
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Subject |
China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2003007580 |
ISBN |
0203166647 |
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9780203166642 |
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9786610054671 |
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6610054673 |
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9780415320511 |
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0415320518 |
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1280054670 |
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9781280054679 |
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1134360967 |
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9781134360963 |
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9781134360918 |
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1134360916 |
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9781134360956 |
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1134360959 |
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