Book
Pivot of Asia: Sinkiang and the inner Asian frontiers of China and Russia
Little, Brown and Company • Boston, Mass. • Published In 1950 • Pages:
By: Lattimore, Owen.
Abstract
This book provides an overview of the political history of the peoples of Xinjiang from two contrasting vantages. One is Xinjiang as the "front door" to China’s landward side. The other is Xinjiang as the focal point for international tensions in the Inner Asian region. Although there are frequent excursions into historical precedent, the main focus is on the first half of the twentieth century. The analysis of political history is supplemented with information on the peoples of Xinjiang, geography and economic development, and by several appendices dealing with the arts (including archaeological remains), critical events in external relations, and natural resources.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Central Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Leslie L. Clark
- Field Date
- 1926-1944
- Coverage Date
- 206 BC-AD 1949
- Coverage Place
- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
- Notes
- by Owen Lattimore with the assistance of Chang Chih-yi, Chen Han-sent, John De Francis, Eleanor Lattimore, Karl H. Menges, Daniel Thorner, and Thomas Wiener.
- "An Atlantic Monthly Press book."
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCN
- 50006506
- LCSH
- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)
- Asia, Central--Politics and government