China under stress: The Xinjiang question

International Politics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 455-473

  Primiano, Christopher B ^a  

^a Bergen Arts and Science Charter School   (United States)

Author keywords

Han; Uighur; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN RIGHTS; POPULAR PROTEST; VIOLENCE;

CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84877272745     PISSN: 13845748     EISSN: 17403898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ip.2013.7     Document Type: Review

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