Uyghur Nation
Author | : David Brophy |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2016-04-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674660373 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674660374 |
Rating | : 4/5 (374 Downloads) |
Download or read book Uyghur Nation written by David Brophy and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along the Russian-Qing frontier in the nineteenth century, a new political space emerged, shaped by competing imperial and spiritual loyalties, cross-border economic and social ties, and revolution. David Brophy explores how a community of Central Asian Muslims responded to these historic changes by reinventing themselves as the Uyghur nation.