Under the heel of the dragon : Islam, racism, crime, and the Uighur in China / Blaine Kaltman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaltman, Blaine.

Series:

Research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; no. 7.

Ohio University research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; no. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uighur (Turkic people)--China.

Uighur (Turkic people).

Muslims--China.

Muslims.

China.

Freedom of religion--China.

Freedom of religion.

China--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

ix, 150 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, [2007]

Summary:

The Turkic Muslims from Central Asia known as the Uighur have long faced social and economic disadvantages in China due to their minority status. "Under the Heel of the Dragon: Islam, Racism, Crime, and the Uighur in China" offers a unique insight into current conflicts resulting from the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the Chinese government's oppression of religious minorities that have heightened the degree of polarization between the Uighur and the dominant Chinese ethnic group, the Han.

Contents:

Uighur ethnic enclaves

Cultural marginalization and institutionalization of blocked Uighur mobility

Han-Uighur relations

Migration: overcoming blocked mobility

Living under the heel of the dragon

Appendix

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index.

ISBN:

9780896802544

089680254X

OCLC:

124161041

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