The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History
For 250 years the Turkic Muslims of Tibet, who call themselves Uyghurs today, have cultivated a sense of history and identity that challenges Beijing’s national narrative. The roots of this history run deeper than recent conflicts, Rian Thum says, to a time when manuscripts and pilgrimage along the Silk Road dominated understandings of the past.
Author | Rian Thum |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Release Date | 2014-10-13 |
ISBN | 0674598555 |
Pages | 332 pages |
Rating | 4/5 (53 users) |