4. Colonialism meets counterterrorism, 2002–2012

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. About the author vi
3. Contents vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Preface xii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Colonialism, 1759–2001 21
8. 2. How the Uyghurs became a ‘terrorist threat’ 63
9. 3. Myths and realities of the alleged ‘terrorist threat’ associated with Uyghurs 97
10. 4. Colonialism meets counterterrorism, 2002–2012 131
11. 5. The self-fulfilling prophecy and the ‘People’s War on Terror,’ 2013–2016 161
12. 6. Cultural genocide, 2017–2020 199
13. Conclusion 236
14. A note on methodology 252
15. Transliteration and place names 257
16. List of figures 259
17. List of abbreviations 260
18. Acknowledgments 262
19. Notes 266
20. Index 301