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Xinjiang and its Central Asian borderlands
Central Asian Survey • 17 (3) • Published In 1998 • Pages: 373-407
By: Raczka, Witt.
Abstract
This is a geopolitical history of the Xinjiang region beginning with the Qing Dynasty, though focusing mainly on the end of the twentieth century following the breakup of the USSR and establishment of five Central Asian states. Home to various ethnic groups and former kingdoms, the region has also been a frontier between empires, namely the Russian (later Soviet) and Chinese. The author discusses the historical interactions between the two empires and their changing attitudes and policies regarding their mutually shared borderland regions and peoples. Also covered are the distribution of ethnic groups in Xinjiang, and recent Chinese efforts to modernize and develop the region, including encouragement of Han Chinese immigration. It is argued that Xinjiang is geographically, historically, and culturally an integral part of Central Asia and should be included in any serious study of Central Asia.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Central Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2015
- Field Date
- not specified
- Coverage Date
- 1644-1997
- Coverage Place
- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
- Notes
- Witt Raczka
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 86641151
- LCSH
- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)