Book review of" "Oil and Water: Being Han in Xinjiang" by Tom Cliff. Chicago, USA, University of Chicago Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0226360133
Hayes, Anna (2017) Book review of" "Oil and Water: Being Han in Xinjiang" by Tom Cliff. Chicago, USA, University of Chicago Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0226360133. American Anthropologist, 119 (3). pp. 550-551.
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[Extract] Tom Cliff states that when living in Xinjiang in 2001–2002, he asked himself: “What is it like to be a Han person living in Xinjiang?” (p. 4). His book, Oil and Water: Being Han in Xinjiang, addresses that question beautifully and makes an excellent contribution to the established literature on China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and China studies more broadly. This is masterful scholarship. The book has a fluent and accessible style, and it critically engages with a vast array of issues affecting the daily lives of Han in Xinjiang.
| Item ID: | 55185 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Book Review) |
| ISSN: | 1548-9873 |
| Keywords: | Xinjiang, Han Chinese |
| Copyright Information: | © 2017 by the American Anthropological Association. |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2018 09:42 |
| FoR Codes: | 16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY > 1601 Anthropology > 160104 Social and Cultural Anthropology @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9599 Other Cultural Understanding > 959999 Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified @ 30% 94 LAW, POLITICS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES > 9401 Community Service (excl. Work) > 940111 Ethnicity, Multiculturalism and Migrant Development and Welfare @ 40% 94 LAW, POLITICS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES > 9401 Community Service (excl. Work) > 940116 Social Class and Inequalities @ 30% |
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