The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History

by Rian Thum

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 challenges Beijing's official national narrative. Rian Thum argues that the roots of this history run deeper than recent conflicts, to a time when manuscripts and pilgrimage dominated understandings of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674598555
• ISBN13: 9780674598553
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.8"