Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cultural heritage of Xinjiang -- 3 Energy and natural resources in Xinjiang -- 4 Xinjiang under the Qings -- 5 Rethinking ethnicity in China -- 6 China's ethnic tangle with special reference to Xinjiang -- 7 China's policy in Xinjiang, 1948-78 -- 8 Kazakh diaspora in Xinjiang: history and perspectives of ethnic migration in Kazakhstan -- 9 Economic cooperation between Xinjiang and Central Asian Republics -- 10 Xinjiang factor in Kazakhstan-China relations -- 11 Cross-border interaction between Xinjiang and South Siberia in Central Asia: the 'Big Altai' approach -- 12 Economic and social development in Xinjiang -- 13 China's Western Development Programme in Xinjiang -- 14 China's nationalities and religious policies in Xinjiang -- 15 Ethno-religious separatism in Xinjiang and China's response -- 16 Uyghur nationalism and the 5 July 2009 incident in Urumqi -- Bibliography -- Index