Under the heel of the dragon [[electronic resource] ] : Islam, racism, crime, and the Uighur in China / / Blaine Kaltman

• Autore: Kaltman Blaine
• Pubblicazione: Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.89/4323051
• Soggetto topico: Uighur (Turkic people) - China; Muslims - China; Freedom of religion - China
• Soggetto geografico: China Ethnic relations
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-144) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Under the heel of the dragon
• ISBN: 0-89680-482-8; 0-89680-454-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780602303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in International Studies, Global and Comparative Studies