Is Xinjiang an internal colony?

Inner Asia

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 239-271

  Sautman, Barry ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0007695414     PISSN: 14648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/146481700793647788     Document Type: Article

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