{"product_id":"where-the-river-dies","title":"Where the River Dies","description":"\u003cp\u003eChina's repression of the Uyghurs dominated headlines in the late 2010s, with reports of a vast network of \"reeducation\" camps provoking condemnation around the world. But since then, coverage of this human tragedy and how it unfolded has been limited, especially as China sharpens its tools of mass censorship and control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on years of reporting and research, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e journalist Dan Martin takes readers through Xinjiang's rugged mountain ranges and across the Tarim River, to vibrant desert oases that are home to one of the world's most repressed peoples. Contextualized within the larger geopolitical story of the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, the Global War on Terror, and the complicated thousand-year history of the Uyghur people, \u003cem\u003eWhere the River Dies\u003c\/em\u003e tells the cruel story of a rich and resilient culture on the brink of demise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterwoven into this grand narrative are vivid stories of ordinary Uyghurs: a prominent economist imprisoned for voicing dissent; Uyghur families forced to host Chinese families assigned to monitor them; whole communities without young men. Even-handed in his treatment of a deeply complicated story, Martin is clear-eyed about both the brutality of the Chinese state and the violent responses of some Uyghurs, caught up in endless cycles of repression, humiliation, and retaliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is happening in Xinjiang is not occurring in isolation, nor will its consequences remain quarantined there. Products made by Uyghur forced labor feed into global supply chains, and China is exporting high-tech surveillance systems similar to those prototyped in Xinjiang to governments around the world. Beautifully written and deeply tragic, \u003cem\u003eWhere the River Dies\u003c\/em\u003e is both a crucial testimony and a warning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836057858253,"sku":"9781324134596","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_a4958ead-c2b3-4a39-b931-9e355d239461.jpg?v=1790991901","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/where-the-river-dies","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}