- The book "Islam and Maoism in South Yunnan" \ examines decades of strained relations between the Chinese Communist Party, the state and the Muslim community in South Yunnan, specifically in the village of Shadian, which witnessed an incident of state violence in 1975 that resulted in the deaths of 1,600 civilians.\ \*
Based on a thorough review of internal official documents, original written testimonies, and face-to-face interviews with Muslim villagers, Xi 'an Aubin Wang examines the causes and repercussions of the Shadian massacre.Exploring the interactions between Beijing, the Yunnan provincial government, provincial officials, CPC Muslim cadres, and the residents of Shadian Village, in light of the Party's nationwide political campaigns since the early 1950s, Wang shows how Islam and Maoism influenced how local villagers and Party cadres viewed and treated each other, and how these encounters shaped the growing conflict and its aftermath. The book " \Islam and Maoism in Southern Yunnan" \ provides an in-depth account of religious groupsliving under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party, revealing how religion and politics shaped the reactions of Muslim villagers to the party-state's efforts to control and secularize them.
