Social Policies and Ethnic Conflict in China: Lessons from Xinjiang

by Shaoying Zhang and Derek McGhee

Book Overview

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of China's most strategically important, resource-rich and largest regions but also one of the country's most troublesome, the region now being synonymous with ethnic conflict and nationalist movements. This detailed and compelling study sets out to explore how the Chinese government has governed Xinjiang in light of growing tensions in the region exploring initiatives such as the partner assistance programme...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137436654
• ISBN13: 9781137436658
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"