K.Warikoo is Professor of Central Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He has authored several books on Kashmir, Central Asia and Afghanistan, and is the founding editor of the quarterly journal Himalayan and Central Asian Studies. His books Religion and Security in South and Central Asia and Himalayan Frontiers of India have been published by Routledge in 2011 and 2009 respectively.

• 1. Introduction 2. Cultural Heritage of Xinjiang 3. Energy and Natural Resources in Xinjiang 4. Xinjiang under the Qings 5. Rethinking Ethnicity in China 6. China’s Ethnic Tangle with Special Reference to Xinjiang 7. China’s Policy in Xinjiang, 1949-1978 8. Kazakh Diaspora in Xinjiang 9. Economic Cooperation between Central Asian Republics and Xinjiang Region of China 10. Xinjiang Factor in Kazakhstan-China Relations 11. Cross-border Interaction between Xinjiang and South Siberia in Central Asia: The Big Altai Approach 12. Economic and Social Development in Xinjiang 13. China’s Western Development Programme in Xinjiang 14. Religious Policies in Xinjiang 15. Ethno-Religious Separatism in Xinjiang and China’s Response 16. Uyghur Nationalism and 5 July 2009 Incident in Urumqi

"This volume is a valuable addition to the existing scholarship about Xinjiang, extending our understanding of Xinjiang’s history, its ethnic-religious diversity, its relations with neighbouring Central Asian countries, and China’s efforts in stabilizing this geo-strategic region, both for experts and general readers." – Hang Lin, ASIEN 2016

K.Warikoo is Professor of Central Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He has authored several books on Kashmir, Central Asia and Afghanistan, and is the founding editor of the quarterly journal Himalayan and Central Asian Studies. His books Religion and Security in South and Central Asia and Himalayan Frontiers of India have been published by Routledge in 2011 and 2009 respectively.

• 1. Introduction 2. Cultural Heritage of Xinjiang 3. Energy and Natural Resources in Xinjiang 4. Xinjiang under the Qings 5. Rethinking Ethnicity in China 6. China’s Ethnic Tangle with Special Reference to Xinjiang 7. China’s Policy in Xinjiang, 1949-1978 8. Kazakh Diaspora in Xinjiang 9. Economic Cooperation between Central Asian Republics and Xinjiang Region of China 10. Xinjiang Factor in Kazakhstan-China Relations 11. Cross-border Interaction between Xinjiang and South Siberia in Central Asia: The Big Altai Approach 12. Economic and Social Development in Xinjiang 13. China’s Western Development Programme in Xinjiang 14. Religious Policies in Xinjiang 15. Ethno-Religious Separatism in Xinjiang and China’s Response 16. Uyghur Nationalism and 5 July 2009 Incident in Urumqi

"This volume is a valuable addition to the existing scholarship about Xinjiang, extending our understanding of Xinjiang’s history, its ethnic-religious diversity, its relations with neighbouring Central Asian countries, and China’s efforts in stabilizing this geo-strategic region, both for experts and general readers." – Hang Lin, ASIEN 2016

K.Warikoo is Professor of Central Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He has authored several books on Kashmir, Central Asia and Afghanistan, and is the founding editor of the quarterly journal Himalayan and Central Asian Studies. His books Religion and Security in South and Central Asia and Himalayan Frontiers of India have been published by Routledge in 2011 and 2009 respectively.

• 1. Introduction 2. Cultural Heritage of Xinjiang 3. Energy and Natural Resources in Xinjiang 4. Xinjiang under the Qings 5. Rethinking Ethnicity in China 6. China’s Ethnic Tangle with Special Reference to Xinjiang 7. China’s Policy in Xinjiang, 1949-1978 8. Kazakh Diaspora in Xinjiang 9. Economic Cooperation between Central Asian Republics and Xinjiang Region of China 10. Xinjiang Factor in Kazakhstan-China Relations 11. Cross-border Interaction between Xinjiang and South Siberia in Central Asia: The Big Altai Approach 12. Economic and Social Development in Xinjiang 13. China’s Western Development Programme in Xinjiang 14. Religious Policies in Xinjiang 15. Ethno-Religious Separatism in Xinjiang and China’s Response 16. Uyghur Nationalism and 5 July 2009 Incident in Urumqi

"This volume is a valuable addition to the existing scholarship about Xinjiang, extending our understanding of Xinjiang’s history, its ethnic-religious diversity, its relations with neighbouring Central Asian countries, and China’s efforts in stabilizing this geo-strategic region, both for experts and general readers." – Hang Lin, ASIEN 2016