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1 Introduction 1

2 Xinjiang: The Land, the People and the Past 29

3 Soviet Union and Power Struggles in Xinjiang, the 1930s-1940s 49

4 Causes of the Yili Rebellion 87

5 Yili Uprising and the Birth of the Eastern Turkestan Republic 119

6 Eastern Turkestan Republic's Growing Military Power and Soviet Restraint 149

7 Yili Regime's Challenge to the Guomindang: Nationalism or a Power Struggle? 187

8 Zhang Zhizhong's Policy and the Establishment of the Xinjiang Coalition Government 221

9 Collapse of the Xinjiang Provincial Coalition Government 257

10 Two Administrations in Xinjiang 1946-1949 315

11 Peaceful Solution of the Xinjiang Problem by the Chinese Communist Party 347

12 Conclusion 407

Appendices 423

Romanization 443

Interviews 445

Glossary 447

Abbreviations 463

Periodicals and Serials 469

Bibliography 475

Index 545