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Jihad : the rise of militant Islam in Central Asia

text Jihad : the rise of militant Islam in Central Asia

Summary

The terrorist attacks of September 11 have turned the world's attention to areas of the globe about which we know very little. The author turns his skills as an investigative journalist to the five Central Asian republics adjacent to Afghanistan.

Contents
Introduction: Central Asia's Islamic warriors -- Conquerors and saints: the past as present -- Islam underground in the Soviet Union -- First decade of independence -- Islamic renaissance party and the civil war in Tajikistan -- Hizb ut-Tahrir: re... Read more
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xiv, 281 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
Publisher
Yale University Press 2002

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 958.04 RAS in Adult Non-fiction Available

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