Xinjiang and the expansion of Chinese Communist power : Kashgar in the early twentieth century / Michael Dillon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dillon, Michael, 1949- author.

Contributor:

Samuel P. Orlando Fund.

Series:

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia (2005) ; 98.

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 98

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kashi (China)--History--20th century.

Kashi (China).

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 252 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Kashgar in the early twentieth century

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"Xinjiang, China's far northwestern province where the majority of the population are Muslim Uyghurs, was for most of its history contested territory. On the Silk Road, a region of overlapping cultures, the province was virtually independent until the late nineteenth century, nominally part of the Qing Empire, with considerable interest taken in it by the British and the Russians as part of their Great Game rivalry in Asia. Ruled by warlords in the early twentieth century, it was occupied in 1949-50 by the People's Liberation Army, since when attempts have been made to integrate the province more fully into China. This book outlines the history of Xinjiang. It focuses on the key city of Kashgar, the symbolic heart of Uighur society, drawing on a large body of records in which ordinary people provided information on the period around the communist takeover. These records provide an exceptionally rich source, showing how ordinary Uyghurs lived their everyday lives before the communist takeover, and how their lives were profoundly affected by the communist takeover. Subjects covered by the book include Eastern Turkestan independence, regional politics, local government, the military, taxation, education and the press"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Silk Road city in the land of mountain and desert

Kashgar and the Chinese Republic, 1911-1949

Kashgar and the Eastern Turkestan Islamic Republic

Illustrations from the Hook Collection

The view from Chinibagh 1: Britain's Consulate-General in Kashgar and Xinjiang under Governor Jin Shuren

The view from Chinibagh 2: the Consulate-General and the 1933-4 revolt in southern Xinjiang

Communist activists in the Kashgar region during the 1930s and 1940s

Border security and the battle against the British and smugglers: Hu Dong in Tashkurgan

Tax and currency reform in Kashgar

Education and running a county: Li Yunyang in Kashgar and Maralbashi (Bachu)

Educating girls and working with women: Wu Naijun in Kashgar and Maralbashi

Kashgar newspaperman: Wang Mo and Xinjiang Daily

Honest and public-spirited official: Xu Liang

Political commissar on the frontier: Zhou Chunlin

Abudukerimhan Mehsum

Entry of the PLA into Kashgar and the "peaceful liberation" of Xinjiang

Liberating Khotan: Bai Chushi in southern Xinjiang

Colonising Kashgar in the name of the people.

Notes:

"First published 2014 by Routledge ... Abingdon, Oxon ... and by Routledge ... New York ..."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel P. Orlando Fund.

ISBN:

0415584434

9780415584432

OCLC:

877077365

Publisher Number:

99959468481