The Uyghurs
Kashgar before the Catastrophe
- 2023 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, Multicultural (Adult Nonfiction)
- 2023 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, Photography (Adult Nonfiction)
This is the most formidable and comprehensive photographic book about the Uyghurs and of the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar before the Chinese government’s crackdown. The plight and persecution of the Uyghurs in western China is of worldwide concern and has garnered widespread attention. The book is bilingual (English and Uyghur) and features a historical essay by the late Dru Gladney, a renowned scholar, and extensive text by Tahir Hamut Izgil, a prominent Uyghur poet and activist.
