Sinicization Beyond the Great Wall: China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region

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Troubador Publishing Ltd, 2005 - History - 170 pages
Describes Xinjiang and its native indigenous people under the Chinese rule since the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. The highlights of this book are the author's analyses on the modern Chinese policies towards its minority nationals. It is a useful handbook for those interested in China's ethnic problems, and Central Asian studies.
 

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Introduction
1
Geographical Features and Different Names of the Region
13
Two Thousand YearLong Sovereignty
27
Uighurs
33
Uighur Autonomy CCP Role
65
A Second Provincial Authority
87
Economic Ethnic Demarcation
95
Crises in Uighur Education
107
Reforms to the Uighur Language
117
Demographic Reversal
131
Environmental Repercussions
141
Conclusion
149
Some Names and Places in Xinjiang
159
Bibliography
161
Decree of Sanji Prefecture Government
165
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