Situating the Uyghurs Between China and Central Asia
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A01=Ildiko Beller-Hann
A01=Joanne Smith Finley
A01=M. Cristina Cesaro
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Central Asian ethnography
Central Asian Peoples
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Le Coq
Modern Uyghur
Muqam Traditions
Muslim reformism analysis
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ritual and pilgrimage practices
sociocultural identity formation
Southern Xinjiang
Tarim Basin
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Twelve Muqam
Uyghur Communities
Uyghur cultural policy negotiation
UYGHUR CULTURE
Uyghur Homeland
Uyghur Identity
Uyghur Intellectuals
Uyghur Kingdoms
Uyghur Music
Uyghur Names
Uyghur Nation
Uyghur Nationalists
Uyghur People
Uyghur Tradition
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Xinjiang minority studies
Xinjiang University
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- ISBN 9780754670414
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Dec 2007
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Drawing together distinguished international scholars, this volume offers a unique insight into the social and cultural hybridity of the Uyghurs. It bridges a gap in our understanding of this group, an officially recognized minority mainly inhabiting the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, with significant populations also living in the Central Asian states. The volume is comparative and interdisciplinary in focus: historical chapters explore the deeper problems of Uyghur identity which underpin the contemporary political situation; and sociological and anthropological comparisons of a range of practices from music culture to life-cycle rituals illustrate the dual, fused nature of contemporary Uyghur social and cultural identities. Contributions by 'local' Uyghur authors working within Xinjiang also demonstrate the possibilities for Uyghur advocacy in social and cultural policy-making, even within the current political climate.
Ildikó Bellér-Hann is Research Associate at the Centre for Oriental Studies, Martin Luther University, Germany. M. Cristina Cesà ro is an Independent Scholar from Italy. Rachel Harris is Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. Joanne Smith Finley is Lecturer in Chinese at Newcastle University, UK.
