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In the Whirlwind of Jihad

By Martha Brill Olcott

Book information

Publisher
Carnegie Endowment for Int’l Peace
Year
2012
ISBN
0870032593, 9780870032592
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
496 kB (507616 bytes)
Edition
Paperback
Pages
300\0
Time added
2019-08-14 16:06:11

Description

In Uzbekistan, Central Asia's most populous country, Islam has been an ever-present factor in the lives of its people and a contentious force for political officials trying to build a secular and authoritarian government. In the Whirlwind of Jihadexamines the intertwined and evolving relationships between religion, the state, and society in Uzbekistan from the late 1980s to today, encompassing the period from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the launch of the U.S.-led "war on terror" in neighboring Afghanistan. Martha Brill Olcott, the foremost expert on Central Asia, concludes that in an era of global communication and increased contact with international Islamic communities, a new role for Islam in Uzbekistan will ultimately emerge with implications beyond the country's borders.

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