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A voice for the voiceless: online social activism in Uyghur language blogs and state control of the Internet in China

Rebecca A. ClotheySchool of Education, Drexel University, One Drexel Plaza, Ste. 148, Philadelphia, PA19104, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Emmanuel F. KokuDepartment of Sociology, Drexel University, PSA Building 47-Room 309, 3228 – 50 Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA19104, USA
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Erfan ErkinSchool of Education, Drexel University, One Drexel Plaza, Ste. 148, Philadelphia, PA19104, USA
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Husenjan EmatSchool of Education, Drexel University, One Drexel Plaza, Ste. 148, Philadelphia, PA19104, USA
Pages 858-874 | Received 15 Aug 2014, Accepted 08 Jun 2015, Published online: 09 Jul 2015

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