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Bovingdon, Gardner.

The Uyghurs : strangers in their own land / Gardner Bovingdon.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-231-14758-3 (cloth : acid-free paper)

ISBN 978-0-231-51941-0 (e-book)

1. Uighur (Turkic people)—China—Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu—History—20th century.

2. Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)—History—Autonomy and independence movements.

3. Nationalism—China—Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu. 4. China—Ethnic relations.

I. Title.

DS731.U4B68 2010

305.89'4323—dc22

2009052787

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