Offers key insights into the Uyghur community, notably in regards to identity, religion and diaspora

Addresses the issue of identity politics and the Uyghur relationship with China

Examines the 2009 Urumqi clashes and their long term impact on Turkish-Chinese relations

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Dr Güljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun is Associate Professor of History at the Department of Modern Turkic Studies, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. Her research focuses on the political and socio-cultural history of the Kazakhs and Kyrgyzs in the 19 th -20 th centuries; philology, intelligentsia, religion, and family institutions, as well as oral history.

Dr Konuralp Ercilasun is Professor of History at Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. He works on the history of Kashgar, as well as various topics such as Xiongnu, Bishkek, the Silk Road and issues pertaining to the modern history of Central Asia.

Inhalt
Introduction: The Land, the People and the Politics in a Historical Context.- A View from the 19 th Century: Eastern Turkistanese-Chinese Cultural Relations in Shoqan Walikhanov's Works.- Factors and Challenges of Uyghur Nationalism in Early 20 th Century.- Religion and the Uyghurs: A Contemporary Overview.- Constructing the Uyghur Diaspora: Identity Politics and the Transnational Uyghur Community.- Bordered conscience: Uyghurs of Central Asia.- Dialogue of the Deaf: The Role of Uyghur Diaspora Organizations versus Beijing.- Urumqi Clashes: The Reactions and The Aftermath.- The Uyghur Factor in Turkish-Chinese Relations After the Urumqi Events.