Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland

Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland
Authors	Frederick Starr; James A. Millward; Peter C. Perdue; Nabijan Tursun; Dru C. Gladney; Yitzhak Shichor; Calla Wiemer; Linda Benson; Sean R. Roberts; Stanley W. Toops; Jay Dautcher; Justin Rudelson; William Jankowiak; Graham E. Fuller; Jonathan N. Lipman; Gardner Bovingdon
Language	English
Subject	Xinjiang, Islam
Genre	non-fiction
Publisher	Routledge[2]
Pages	528
OCLC	52295324[1]

Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland is a 2004 academic book about Muslims who live in Xinjiang, a region of China. The collection of essays was edited by S. Frederick Starr. The book was heavily criticized by the Chinese government, and thirteen contributors were banned from entering the country.

Content

In a review for the Journal of East Asian Studies, Benjamin L. Read, an Associate Professor of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, explained that the book talked about the impact of the 9/11 attacks on the region, the spread of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS, and "the depletion of water resources."[3]

Response

The book was heavily criticized by the Chinese government, who viewed it as an attempt to encourage separatist activity in Xinjiang.[4] A translated version with a scathing introduction, calling the contributors "a hodgepodge of scholars, scholars in preparation, phony scholars, and shameless fabricators of political rumor", was published in China.[4] Meanwhile, thirteen of the contributors were banned from entering China.[4]

References

Frederick Starr, S. (4 March 2015). Xinjiang : China's Muslim borderland. ISBN 9781317451372. OCLC 52295324.
"Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland China's Muslim Borderland". Routledge. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
Read, Benjamin L. (May 2006). "Reviewed Work: Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland by S. Frederick Starr". Journal of East Asian Studies. 6 (2): 315–317. doi:10.1017/S1598240800002381. JSTOR 23417910.
de Vise, Daniel (August 20, 2011). "U.S. scholars say their book on China led to travel ban". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

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[worldcatchinas-1] Frederick Starr, S. (4 March 2015). Xinjiang : China's Muslim borderland. ISBN 9781317451372. OCLC 52295324.

[2] "Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland China's Muslim Borderland". Routledge. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

[reviewbenread-3] Read, Benjamin L. (May 2006). "Reviewed Work: Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland by S. Frederick Starr". Journal of East Asian Studies. 6 (2): 315–317. doi:10.1017/S1598240800002381. JSTOR 23417910.

[washingtonusscholars-4] Vise, Daniel (August 20, 2011). "U.S. scholars say their book on China led to travel ban". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 2, 2016.