China's Muslims and Japan's Empire: Centering Islam in World War II

by Kelly A. Hammond

Book Overview

In this transnational history of World War II, Kelly A. Hammond places Sino-Muslims at the center of imperial Japan's challenges to Chinese nation-building efforts. Revealing the little-known story of Japan's interest in Islam during its occupation of North China, Hammond shows how imperial Japanese aimed to defeat the Chinese Nationalists in winning the hearts and minds of Sino-Muslims, a vital minority population. Offering programs that presented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469659654
• ISBN13: 9781469659657
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"