An attempt to create an informed history of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, its peoples, and its struggles, for the education of Marxist readers in the English-speaking world.
Sinophile Khans and Nationalist Turks
We introduce the major figures in the region at the time the Chinese Revolution arrived in Xinjiang.
A Brief History of ETIM and al-Qaeda
The East Turkestan Islamic Movement is an internationally-designated terrorist group targeting Chinese facilities, diplomats, and civilians. We investigate the origins of the group at the end of the Cold War and its deeper roots in the region.
Sufi Masters of Southern Xinjiang
To understand the motives of Islamists and other traditionalists in Xinjiang we must examine the traditional societies that they wish to revive.
Liminal States 