Eurasian crossroads : a history of Xinjiang
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Eurasian crossroads : a history of Xinjiang
History of Xinjiang
Author:
Millward, James A., 1961-
ISBN:
9780231139243
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Publication Information:
New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007.
Physical Description:
xix, 440 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents:
1. Ancient encounters (earliest times-8th century) -- 2. Central Eurasia ascendant (9th-16th centuries) -- 3. Between Islam and China (16th-19th centuries) -- 4. Between empire and nation (late 19th-early 20th century) -- 5. Between China and the Soviet Union (1910s-1940s) -- 6. In the People's Republic of China (1950s-1980s) -- 7. Between China and the world (1990s-2000s) -- Conclusion : balancing acts.
Abstract:
"Eurasian Crossroads is the first comprehensive history of Xinjiang, the vast central Eurasian region bordering India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Mongolia. Forming one-sixth of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Xinjiang stands at the crossroads between China, India, the Mediterranean, and Russia and has, since the Bronze Age, played a pivotal role in the social, cultural, and political development of Asia and the world." "Drawing on primary sources in several Asian and European languages, James A. Milward presents a thorough study of Xinjiang's history and people from antiquity to the present and takes a balanced look at the position of Turkic Muslims within the PRC today."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-411) and index.
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