Introduction. Narratives from Xinjiang: social and political significance

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Introduction. Narratives from Xinjiang: social and political significance. / Beller-Hann, Ildiko; Steenberg, Rune; Mirsultan, Aysima.

In: Asian Ethnicity, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2021, p. 1-10.

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Beller-Hann, I, Steenberg, R & Mirsultan, A 2021, 'Introduction. Narratives from Xinjiang: social and political significance', Asian Ethnicity, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14631369.2020.1833706

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Beller-Hann, I., Steenberg, R., & Mirsultan, A. (2021). Introduction. Narratives from Xinjiang: social and political significance. Asian Ethnicity, 22(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14631369.2020.1833706

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Beller-Hann I, Steenberg R, Mirsultan A. Introduction. Narratives from Xinjiang: social and political significance. Asian Ethnicity. 2021;22(1):1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14631369.2020.1833706

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Beller-Hann, Ildiko ; Steenberg, Rune ; Mirsultan, Aysima. / Introduction. Narratives from Xinjiang: social and political significance. In: Asian Ethnicity. 2021 ; Vol. 22, No. 1. pp. 1-10.

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