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Review: Invisible China by Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson

Posted by Tewpiq on May 23, 2009 under Reviews of Xinjiang Material

Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson. Invisible China: A Journey Through Ethnic Borderlands. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2009. 256 pp. I am pleased to have my very own copy of Invisible China, a remarkable travelogue just [...]

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Rabiyä Qadir in Il Manifesto: “Independence is impossible”

Posted by Tewpiq on May 10, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

When I started studying Xinjiang, I knew I would need a broad array of linguistic resources. I never imagined I would read so much in Italian. Here is my translation, doubtless below par, of a [...]

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Josh Summers’ review of Wang Gang’s English

Posted by Porfiriy on April 07, 2009 under Links

One of the very few fictional portraits of Xinjiang hit the shelves in the English language just a few days ago, and Josh Summers of Far West China has a review of it up at [...]

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Sebastian Veg’s Review of "My Far West, Your East Turkistan"

Posted by Porfiriy on March 20, 2009 under Links

Unfortunately, the academic discussion of Uyghur issues inside of China is fettered by a closed environment which follows very narrow avenues of discussion and for the most part accepts only those conclusions which are in [...]

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Down a Narrow Road: Identity and Masculinity in a Uyghur Community in Xinjiang China

Posted by Tewpiq on February 04, 2009 under Reviews of Xinjiang Material

Just yesterday, I was flipping through an old photocopy of Dr. Jay Dautcher’s Berkeley PhD dissertation in Anthropology, “Folklore and identity in a Uighur community in Xinjiang China”. It’s an excellent read, and it’s based [...]

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Review: Äsät Sulayman, Özlük wä Kimlik (Ego and Identity)

Posted by Tewpiq on May 19, 2008 under Reviews of Xinjiang Material

Äsät Sulayman. Özlük wä Kimlik – Yawropa Qirghaqliridin Märkiziy Asiya Chongqurluqlirigha Qarap. Ürümchi: Shinjang Uniwersiteti Näshriyati. 2006. Pp. 443. 47.00 RMB. (English title: Ego & Identity – Cultural Dialogue between Inner Asia and Scandinavia) I [...]

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Review: James Millward, Eurasian Crossroads

Posted by schoolhouserock on May 03, 2008 under Reviews of Xinjiang Material

James A. Millward. Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang. New York: Columbia University Press. 2007. Pp. xix, 440. $40.00 James Millward has done the Xinjiang studies community a great service by authoring the first comprehensive [...]

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The Awakened Land – Chapter One, Part Four

Posted by Tewpiq on March 30, 2008 under The Awakened Land , Translations into English

The following is a serial translation of Abdurehim Ötkür’s 1985 historical novel Oyghanghan Zemin, Chapter One, pp. 20-24. New readers are encouraged to start from the beginning, Chapter One, Part One. This translation is presented [...]

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The Awakened Land – Chapter One, Part Three

Posted by Tewpiq on March 23, 2008 under The Awakened Land , Translations into English

The following is a serial translation of Abdurehim Ötkür’s 1985 historical novel Oyghanghan Zemin, Chapter One, pp. 14-20. New readers are encouraged to start from the beginning, Chapter One, Part One. This translation is presented [...]

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The Awakened Land – Chapter One, Part Two

Posted by Tewpiq on March 15, 2008 under The Awakened Land , Translations into English

The following is a translation of Abdurehim Ötkür’s 1985 historical novel Oyghanghan Zemin, Chapter One, pp. 9-14. New readers are encouraged to start from the beginning, Chapter One, Part One. This translation is presented for [...]

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Uyghur Language Learning Resources

Posted by Tewpiq on March 13, 2008 under Links

I’d like to highlight some of the useful resources you might not yet know about for learning the Uyghur language. If you’re having trouble with Uyghur grammar or need a handy desk reference, I can [...]

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Arts & Entertainment News Roundup – 4-12 March 2008

Posted by Tewpiq on March 12, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

This is The New Dominion’s Arts & Entertainment News Roundup for 4-12 March 2008! We hope that this regular feature will help the world come to realize the richness of the arts in Xinjiang and [...]

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