TY - BOOK AU - Kaltman,Blaine TI - Under the Heel of the Dragon: Islam, Racism, Crime, and the Uighur in China T2 - Research in International Studies, Global and Comparative Studies SN - 9780896804821 AV - DS731.U4 .K34 2014 U1 - 305.894323051 PY - 2014/// CY - Athens, OH PB - Ohio University Press KW - Uighur (Turkic people) KW - China KW - Muslims KW - Freedom of religion KW - Ouïgour (Peuple turc) KW - Chine KW - Liberté religieuse KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Discrimination & Race Relations KW - bisacsh KW - Minority Studies KW - RELIGION KW - Islam KW - General KW - Ethnic relations KW - fast N1 - Acknowledgments; 1 Uighur Ethnic Enclaves; 2 Cultural Marginalization and Institutionalization of Blocked Uighur Mobility; 3 Han-Uighur Relations; Gallery; 4 Migration; 5 Living under the Heel of the Dragon; Appendix; Bibliography; Index N2 - The Turkic Muslims known as the Uighur have long faced social and economic disadvantages in China because of their minority status. Under the Heel of the Dragon: Islam, Racism, Crime, and the Uighur in China offers a unique insight into current conflicts resulting from the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the Chinese government's oppression of religious minorities, issues that have heightened the degree of polarization between the Uighur and the dominant Chinese ethnic group, the Han. Author Blaine Kaltman's study is based on in-depth interviews that he conducted in Chin UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=818536 ER -