Download or read book The Ili Rebellion written by Linda Benson and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1990 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1944, Moslem forces in the Chinese province of Xinjiang staged an uprising and established an independent Islamic state - the East Turkestan Republic. This book describes that challenge to China's rule, and the Nationalist government's response to Turkic-Moslem nationalism.