Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland

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Authors Frederick Starr
James A. Millward
Peter C. Perdue
Nabijan Tursun
Dru C. Gladney
Yitzhak Shichor
Calla Wiemer
Linda Benson
Sean R. Roberts
Stanley W. Toops
Jay Dautcher
Justin Rudelson
William Jankowiak
Graham E. Fuller
Jonathan N. Lipman
Gardner Bovingdon
Language English
Subject Xinjiang, Islam
Genre non-fiction
Publisher Routledge[1]
Pages 528
OCLC 52295324[2]

Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland is a 2004 academic book about Muslims who live in Xinjiang, a region of China. The collection of essays was edited by S. Frederick Starr. The book was heavily criticized by the Chinese government, and thirteen contributors were banned from entering the country.

Content

In a review for the Journal of East Asian Studies, Benjamin L. Read, an Associate Professor of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, explained that the book talked about the impact of the 9/11 attacks on the region, the spread of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS, and "the depletion of water resources."[3]

Response from the Chinese government

The book was heavily criticized by the Chinese government, who viewed it as an attempt to encourage separatist activity in Xinjiang.[4] A translated version with a scathing introduction, calling the contributors "a hodgepodge of scholars, scholars in preparation, phony scholars, and shameless fabricators of political rumor", was published in China.[4] Meanwhile, thirteen of the contributors were banned from entering China.[4]

References

  1. "Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland China's Muslim Borderland". Routledge. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. "Xinjiang : China's Muslim borderland". WorldCat. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. Read, Benjamin L. (May 2006). "Reviewed Work: Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland by S. Frederick Starr". Journal of East Asian Studies. 6 (2): 315–317. JSTOR 23417910. (registration required (help)).
  4. 1 2 3 de Vise, Daniel (August 20, 2011). "U.S. scholars say their book on China led to travel ban". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 2, 2016.


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