{"product_id":"the-art-of-symbolic-resistance-joanne-n-smith-finley-9789004254916","title":"The Art of Symbolic Resistance","description":"Against the background of the Ürümchi riots (July 2009), this book provides a longitudinal study of contemporary Uyghur identities and Uyghur-Han relations. Previous studies considered China's Uyghurs from the perspective of the majority Han (state or people). Conversely, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Symbolic Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e considers Uyghur identities from a local perspective, based on interviews conducted with group members over nearly twenty years. Smith Finley rejects assertions that the Uyghur ethnic group is a 'creation of the Chinese state', suggesting that contemporary Uyghur identities involve a complex interplay between long-standing intra-group socio-cultural commonalities and a more recently evolved sense of common enmity towards the Han. This book advances the discipline in three senses: from a focus on sporadic violent opposition to one on everyday symbolic resistance; from state to 'local' representations; and from a conceptualisation of Uyghurs as 'victim' to one of 'creative agent'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanne N. Smith Finley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004254919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004254916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Joanne N. Smith Finley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136993439999,"sku":"9789004254916","price":238.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c28cd81d-d9dc-4953-b8f0-ecee7f1cf642.jpg?v=1770165831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-symbolic-resistance-joanne-n-smith-finley-9789004254916","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}