The Uyghur Community

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction: The Land, the People, and the Politics in a Historical Context

   • Konuralp Ercilasun

   Pages 1-16

3. A View from the Nineteenth Century: Eastern Turkistanese-Chinese Cultural Relations in Chokan Valikhanov’s Works

   • Güljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun

   Pages 17-26

4. Factors and Challenges of Uyghur Nationalism in the Early Twentieth Century

   • Nabijan Tursun

   Pages 27-58

5. Religion and the Uyghurs: A Contemporary Overview

   • Colin Mackerras

   Pages 59-84

6. Constructing the Uyghur Diaspora: Identity Politics and the Transnational Uyghur Community

   • Işık Kuşçu Bonnenfant

   Pages 85-103

7. Bordered Conscience: Uyghurs of Central Asia

   • Suchandana Chatterjee

   Pages 105-120

8. Dialogue of the Deaf: The Role of Uyghur Diaspora Organizations Versus Beijing

   • Yitzhak Shichor

   Pages 121-136

9. Urumqi Clashes: The Reactions and the Aftermath

   • Erkin Emet

   Pages 137-151

10. The Uyghur Factor in Turkish-Chinese Relations After the Urumqi Events

    • Erkin Ekrem

    Pages 153-178

11. Back Matter

    Pages 179-189

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This book analyses the Uyghur community, presenting a brief historical background of the Uyghurs and debating the challenges of emerging Uyghur nationalism in the early 20^th century. It elaborates on key issues within the community, such as the identity and current state of religion and worship. It also offers a thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of the Uyghur diaspora, addressing the issue of identity politics, the position of the Uyghurs in Central Asia, and the relations of the Uyghurs with Beijing, notably analyzing the 2009 Urumqi clashes and their long term impact on Turkish-Chinese relations. Re-examining Urghur identity through the lens of history, religion and politics, this is a key read for all scholars interested in China, Eurasia and questions of ethnicity and religion.

• China and the Uyghur Community
• Historical Background of the Uyghurs
• Uyghur Nationalism in the Early 20th Century
• Uyghur Religion and Worship
• Relations of the Uyghurs with Beijing
• 2009 Urumqi Clashes
• Turkish-Chinese Relations
• religion and society

“The contributors’ views, observations and data and information provided from various primary and secondary sources make this one of the finest volumes available to date on the topic for a wide audience. Well documented with thoroughly researched papers, this book will definitely cater to the interests of students, researchers and academicians working on issues related to the Uyghur community.” (Mahesh Ranjan Debata, Diaspora Studies, Vol. 15 (3), August, 2022)

“The Uyghur Community is an exciting volume encompassing various topics centred around the Uyghurs inside and outside the PRC. It gives the reader valuable insights not only about the roots of mistrust between the Chinese (Han) and Uyghur but it also explains the causes of rising nationalism in the region. What the reader might find particularly interesting is the description of the Uyghur diaspora and its role in the geopolitics and the bilateral relations between Turkey and the PRC.” (Martin Lavička, Asian Ethnicity, January, 2019)​

• Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey

  Güljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun, Konuralp Ercilasun

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.

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