The Art of Symbolic Resistance: Uyghur Identities and Uyghur-Han Relations in Contemporary XinjiangThe 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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Contents
Chapter One | 23 |
PART TWO | 79 |
Chapter Two | 81 |
Chapter Three | 130 |
Chapter Four | 173 |
PART THREE | 233 |
Chapter Five | 235 |
Chapter Six | 294 |
Chapter Seven | 349 |
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Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Art of Symbolic Resistance: Uyghur Identities and Uyghur-Han Relations in Contemporary Xinjiang Brill's Inner Asian Library |
| Author | Joanne N. Smith Finley |
| Publisher | BRILL, 2013 |
| ISBN | 9004256784, 9789004256781 |
| Length | 484 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General Social Science / Minority Studies |
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