Part 1. The art of symbolic resistance -- introduction -- Inequalities: the socio-economic backdrop -- Part 2. Sounds of discontent -- Stereotypes: talk breeds conflict -- Making culture matter: symbolic, spatial, and social boundaries -- Illuminists: popular song and the waking of the Uyghur nation -- Part 3.'Silence': after the 1997 Ghulja disturbances -- Reverts: sources and dynamics of Islamic renewal -- Endogamists: gender, nation and a selective taboo -- Perceived barriers: racial, cultural, religious, historical, political -- Hybrids: identity negotiations among the urban youth
Summary
The Art of Symbolic Resistance provides a longitudinal study of Uyghur-Han relations. Based on locally conducted interviews, Smith Finley argues that contemporary Uyghur identities involve a complex interplay between long-standing intra-group socio-cultural commonalities and common enmity towards the Han Chinese
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 426-444) and index
