Telling Tall Tales : "Uyghur Genocide" as a Political Stratagem /

Many claims of genocide do not present a prima facie case of the intent to destroy a group, let alone show guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. They are a stratagem to enhance the claimant's position in an inter-state or intra-state conflict. Claims about China's Xinjiang are not based on the...

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Main Author: Sautman, Barry (Author)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Series: Studies in Political Economy of Global Labor and Work ; 8.
Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

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