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

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.

Freedom of religion--China.

Freedom of religion.

China--Ethnic relations.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Turkic Muslims known as the Uighur have long faced social and economic disadvantages in China because of 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, issues that have heightened the degree of polarization between the Uighur and the dominant Chinese ethnic group, the Han. Author Blaine Kaltman's study is based on in-depth interviews that he conducted in Chinese without the aid

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

9780896804821

0896804828

9780896804548

0896804542

OCLC:

885123704