The Pacification of Xinjiang: Uighur Protest and the Chinese State, 1988-2002

@article{Hierman2007ThePO,
  title={The Pacification of Xinjiang: Uighur Protest and the Chinese State, 1988-2002},
  author={Brent Hierman},
  journal={Problems of Post-Communism},
  year={2007},
  volume={54},
  pages={48 - 62}
}
  • Brent Hierman
  • Published 1 June 2007
  • Education
  • Problems of Post-Communism
Efforts to repress dissent in Xinjiang are leading Uighurs to discover common grievances and interests. 
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