The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History by Rian Thum

The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History

Rian Thum

323 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective fast-paced
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For 250 years, the Turkic Muslims of Altishahr--the vast desert region to the northwest of Tibet--have led an uneasy existence under Chinese rule. Today they call themselves Uyghurs, and they have cultivated a sense of history and identity that ch...

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