China's forgotten people
Xinjiang, terror and the Chinese state
Nick Holdstock
320 pages | ~9 hrs
China's forgotten people
Xinjiang, terror and the Chinese state
By Nick Holdstock
Drawing from his unique experience as one of the few Western observers to have lived in China's Xinjiang region, journalist Nick Holdstock offers readers an essential window into a crisis that challenges our understanding of human dignity and religious freedom. This deeply researched work examines the systematic repression facing the Uyghur Muslim population in northwest China, where up to a million people are believed to be detained in what the author describes as the largest known concentration camp network in the modern world.
Holdstock traces the escalation of government crackdowns following isolated incidents in 2015, revealing how an entire community has been subjected to what officials term "re-education." Through careful investigation and firsthand observation, he illuminates the daily realities of repression, hardship, and powerlessness that define Uyghur existence under increasing state control.
For readers seeking to understand how spiritual and cultural identity can be threatened by authoritarian power, this updated edition provides crucial context about religious persecution in contemporary China. The book challenges us to examine our own responses to injustice and consider what these developments mean for global human rights and religious freedom.
This work serves not as a call to despair, but as an invitation to bear witness and develop deeper compassion for those whose voices have been silenced.
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Terrorism, religious aspects
- ✓ Explore Muslims
- ✓ Explore Terrorism
- ✓ Explore China, politics and government, 1976-
- ✓ Explore Muslims, china
- ✓ Explore Islam, china
- ✓ Explore Islam
- ✓ Explore Islam and politics
Topics
Details
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- ISBN-13
- 9781788319805
- ISBN-10
- 178831980X
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- EN
