Book review of" "Oil and Water: Being Han in Xinjiang" by Tom Cliff. Chicago, USA, University of Chicago Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0226360133

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Hayes, Anna
Anna Hayes
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[Extract] Tom Cliff states that when living in Xinjiang in 2001–2002, he asked himself: “What is it like to be a Han person living in Xinjiang?” (p. 4). His book, Oil and Water: Being Han in Xinjiang, addresses that question beautifully and makes an excellent contribution to the established literature on China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and China studies more broadly. This is masterful scholarship. The book has a fluent and accessible style, and it critically engages with a vast array of issues affecting the daily lives of Han in Xinjiang.

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American Anthropologist

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119

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1548-9873

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Wiley-Blackwell

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10.1111/aman.12897