Using religion to resist rural dispossession: a case study of a Hui Muslim community in north-west China
In this paper, we examine the role played by religion in a struggle waged by Hui Muslim villagers against land expropriation. Religion can provide powerful resources for protest movements, especially for religious minorities, but it can also be dangerous. This is particularly true in China where the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2016
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The China quarterly
Year: 2016, Issue: 226, Pages: 477-498 |
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Religion
B Political mobilization B Protest movements B Population group B Ethnic group B Muslim B Factors of production B Conflict B State B China B Soil B Resources B Hui B Real estate |