Michael Dillon

Gebundenes Buch

Xinjiang

China's Muslim Far Northwest

Beschreibung

Xinjiang, China's far northwestern province, is of increasing international strategic and economic importance. With a population which is mainly non-Chinese and Muslim, the forces for autonomy, and independence, in Xinjiang are quite strong. 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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780415320511
• ISBN-10: 0415320518
• Artikelnr.: 21848784