Wild West China: The Taming of Xinjiang

by Christian Tyler

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Closed to the world for half a century, like a black hole in the Asian landmass, the wilderness of Xinjiang in northwest China is returning to the light. The picture it presents is both fascinating and disturbing.

Despite a savage landscape and climate, Xinjiang has a rich past: sand-buried cities, painted cave shrines, rare creatures, and wonderfully preserved mummies of European appearance. Their descendants, the Uighurs, still farm the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813535336

ISBN13:9780813535333

Release Date:August 2004

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Asia China History Pictorial Travel

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