China, Xinjiang and Central Asia [[electronic resource] ] : history, transition and crossborder interaction into the 21st century / / edited by Colin Mackerras and Michael Clarke

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 851.6; 900
• Soggetto topico: Uighur (Turkic people) - Asia, Central; Uighur (Turkic people) - China - Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
• Soggetto geografico: Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) Relations Asia, Central; Asia, Central Relations China Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu; Asia, Central History; China Politics and government 1976-2002
• Altri autori: MackerrasColin ClarkeMichael
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and maps; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 China, Xinjiang and Central Asia: 'Glocality' in the year 2008; 2 The 'centrality' of Central Asia in world history, 1700-2008: From pivot to periphery and back again?; 3 Positioning Xinjiang in Eurasian and Chinese history: Differing visions of the 'Silk Road'; 4 'Failed States' on the 'Perilous Frontier': Historical bases of state formation in Afghanistan and Central Asia; 5 Xinjiang and Central Asia: Interdependency - not integration ; 6 Uyghurs in the Central Asian Republics: Past and present7 Xinjiang and Central Asia since 1990: Views from Beijing and Washington and Sino-American relations; 8 Central Asia's domestic stability in offcial Russian security thinking under Yeltsin and Putin: From hegemony to multilateral pragmatism; 9 'Glocality', 'Silk Roads' and new and little 'great games' in Xinjiang and Central Asia; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Central Asia and Xinjiang - the far north-western province of China - are of increasing international importance. The United States, having established military bases in Central Asia after September 2001, has now become a force in what was previously predominantly a Russian sphere of influence; whilst China, Russia and Iran all continue to exert strong influence. These external, international influences have had a significant impact on local politics, with the overthrow of a long-standing regime in Kyrgyzstan, continued unrest and opposition to the current regime in Uzbekistan and the inten
• Titolo autorizzato: China, Xinjiang and Central Asia
• ISBN: 1-134-05387-8; 1-282-08437-2; 9786612084379; 0-203-88170-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806244403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge contemporary China series ; ; 38.