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Author Bellér-Hann, Ildikó

Title Community matters in Xinjiang, 1880-1949 : towards a historical anthropology of the Uyghur / by Ildikó Bellér-Hann
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 476 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series China studies, 1570-1344 ; v. 17
China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 17.
Contents Preface and Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration and Usage; List of Maps and Illustrations; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Place and People; Chapter Three Economic and Social Organization; Chapter Four Regulating Social Relations: The Force of Custom; Chapter Five The Life Cycle; Chapter Six Religion, Islamic Institutions and Dealing with the Supernatural; Chapter Seven Conclusion; Illustrations; Bibliography; Glossary of Frequently Used Turki/Uyghur Terms; Index
Summary Drawing on a range of historical sources presenting both emic and etic views, this book offers an insight into aspects of social life among the Uyghur in pre-socialist Xinjiang and substantiates the concept of tradition which modern Uyghurs draw upon to construct their ethnic identity
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-467) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Uighur (Turkic people) -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu -- Social life and customs
Uighur (Turkic people) -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu -- Religion
Muslims -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
HISTORY.
Ethnic relations
Manners and customs
Muslims
Uighur (Turkic people) -- Religion
Uighur (Turkic people) -- Social life and customs
SUBJECT Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- Social life and customs
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- Ethnic relations
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- History -- 19th century
Subject China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789047443209
9047443209
1282398512
9781282398511
9786612398513
6612398515