Eurasian Crossroads. A History of Xinjiang, Paperback - James Millward

Forming one-sixth of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Xinjiang stands at the crossroads between China, India, the Mediterranean, and Russia an...

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Lifting the lid on China's secret struggle with home-grown Islamic Terrorism

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