Wild West China : the taming of Xinjiang
Tyler, Christian2003
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This is a portait of Xinjiang, the remote wilderness in north-west China that has been closed to the world for half a century. Known by the Chinese as a barbarian land, its rich past conjures up sand-buried cities and painted caves, while its present is punctuated by violence and warfare.
Main title:
Wild West China : the taming of Xinjiang / Christian Tyler.
Author:
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2003.
Collation:
xvii, 314 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index.
ISBN:
9780719557354 (hbk)
Dewey class:
951.6
Local class:
951.6
Language:
English
BRN:
1344125