Socio-Economic Development in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region : Disparities and Power Struggle in China's North-West

Language: English

Published by Springer, 2020

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In an unprecedented exploration of space and power in rural Xinjiang, a Chinese region home to the Muslim population of the Uyghurs, this book adopts a grounded theory approach and a trans-ethnic perspective into the complex and sensitive topic of land issues and agricultural land evictions in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. By exposing the dynamics of land acquisition and power building in the politically contested space of the region, the author shows how state owned land in a key commercial and cultural hub on the new Silk Road became a commodity, in a context of violent human interactions driven by power. Relying on previously undisclosed material and on a unique field research among farmers and local authorities, the author retraces the steps of Uyghur peasant workers, entangled in a suspended situation between abandoned rural villages, migration and urban alienation, in a book which explores agency in violent processes of social change, and adds concepts and insights to the current knowledge of how we become modern citizens. The microcosm of Kashgar, an oasis-city in Xinjiang, acts as a mirror reflecting socio political dynamics framing people's identity. Shedding light on one of the most inaccessible region in China, this book is a key read for academics and a broader public willing to get a clearer view of one of the sourest power struggle in the most contested region within the next superpower.…

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Title
Socio-Economic Development in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region : Disparities and Power Struggle in China's North-West
Author
Alessandra Cappelletti
Publisher
Springer
Publication year
2020
Condition
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Binding
Buch
Language
English
ISBN 10
9811515352
ISBN 13
9789811515354
Item weight
519 grams
Dimensions
216x153x24 mm

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