No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs
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| Author | Nury Turkel |
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| Subject | Persecution of Uyghurs in China |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Published | May 10, 2022 |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 2022 |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 9781335469564 |
No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs is a 2022 book by Nury Turkel.
Publication[edit]
Written by Nury Turkel, a Uyghur and a commissioner at the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.[1] Wall Street Journal described Turkel as "the first Uyghur-American to rise to a political position in the U.S"[1]
Synopsis[edit]
No Escape documents the history of Uyghurs in what is now northwest China, Mongolia and eastern Kazakhstan.[2] In the book, Turkel explains how Uyghurs historically tended to refer to themselves as yerlik (English: locals).[2] Turkel states that China imprisoned Ilham Tohti to prevent him speaking out about the treatment of Uyghurs.[1] He writes that China's decision to imprison Tohti was a decision made to avoid him becoming a global spokes person for the Uyghurs akin to how the Dalai Lama does for Tibet.[1]
The book documents the government of China's actions in Xinjiang including forced sterilizations to drive the Han Chinese population up compared to the Uyghur.[1] Apartheid, torture, "re-education", mosque destruction, Mandarin replacing Uyghur language in schools, government surveillance, forced consumption of alcohol, sexual assault[1] Turkel praises Mike Pompeo for calling the actions genocide and praises Joe Biden for passing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act[1]
Critical reception[edit]
The Wall Street Journal describe the book as a "harrowing mix of factual detail and depictions of everyday life".[1]
The book made the 2022 The Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing long list.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Varadarajan, Tunku. "Two Books Decry the Uyghur Tragedy in China". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ a b 'No Escape' details the history of Uyghurs in China up to their modern-day oppression, Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 8 May 2022
- ^ Anderson, Porter (2022-07-08). "The UK's Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing: Longlist". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
External links[edit]
- Harper Collins book page
- Turkel, Nury (2022). No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs. ISBN 9780369720443. OCLC 1315756716.