Uyghur Women Activists in the Diaspora: Restorying a Genocide

by Susan J. Palmer

Presenting the life stories of ten Uyghur women, this book applies the techniques ofnarrative analysis to explore their changing worldviews and conversions to politicalengagement.Born and raised in East Turkestan/Xinjiang in the 1970s-90s, each woman, after personally experiencing incidents of ethnic discrimination, chose to leave China before 2005. Settling in a western country, they strive to become the voice of the Turkic people...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350418331
• ISBN13: 9781350418332
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"