Violence, Discourse, and Politics in China''s Uyghur Region - The Terroristization of Xinjiang

This book investigates how Uyghur-related violent conflict and Uyghur ethnic minority identity, religion, and the Xinjiang region more broadly, became constituted as a `terrorism¿ problem for the Chinese state.

List of contents

Introduction 1. From Securitization to ‘Terroristization’ 2. Securitizing Xinjiang: The years of ‘counterrevolution’ (1978-1990) 3. The Proto-Terroristization of Xinjiang: ‘Striking Hard’ against the ‘Three Forces’ (1991-2001) 4. The Terroristization of Xinjiang (2001-2020): Waging a People’s War on Terror. Conclusion

About the author

Pablo A. Rodríguez-Merino is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK.

Summary

This book investigates how Uyghur-related violent conflict and Uyghur ethnic minority identity, religion, and the Xinjiang region more broadly, became constituted as a ‘terrorism’ problem for the Chinese state.

Product details

• Authors: Pablo A. (Royal Military Academy Rodriguez-Merino, Pablo A. Rodríguez-Merino
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032311029
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3231102-9
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Interventions
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, armed struggle, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution