1st Edition
The Ili Rebellion Muslim Challenge to Chinese Authority in Xingjiang, 1944-49
By Linda K. Benson
Copyright 1990
296 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
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In 1944 Moslem forces in China's westernmost province of Xinjiang rose against the Chinese authorities and succeeded in establishing a small independent Islamic state - the East Turkestan Republic. Based on newly available archival material, this book describes the Moslem challenge to Chinese rule and documents the Nationalist government's response to newly awakened Turkic-Moslem nationalism on... Read more
Preface, Tables, Abbreviations and Measurements, Maps, 1. Introduction, 2. National Minority Policy in Republican China, 3. Geographical and Historical Background to the Rebellion, 4. The Establishment of the East Turkestan Republic, 5. Xinjiang's 1946 Coalition Government, 6. The Xinjiang Coalition, January to July 1947, 7. Xinjiang After the Collapse of the Coalition, 1947-1949, 8. Conclusion, Appendices, Notes, Glossary, Selected Bibliography, Index
Biography
Linda K. Benson
