Muslim Eurasia: Conflicting Legacies

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Muslim Eurasia (1995) looks at the Muslim states that came into being on the ruins of the Soviet Union, and their complex legacies of Russian colonialism, russification, de-islamicization, centralization and communism – on top of localism, tribalism and Islam. The interaction and contradictions within each category, and between them, form the essence of the struggle to formulation new identities. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Maps Preface Note on Orthography Introduction 1: The Secularization of Islam and The USSR's Muslim Areas 2: Islam and Fundamentalism in Independent Central Asia 3: Does Islamic Fundamentalism Exist in Russia? 4: Islam and Ethnic Identity in Central Asia: A View from Below 5: Geopolitics and Ethnic Problems of Uzbekistan and Its Neighbours 6: Regionalism and Clan Loyalty in the Political Life of Uzbekistan 7: Tajikistan: Political Parties in an Inchoate National Space 8: A Year of Rule by the Popular Front of Azerbaijan 9: Unity, Diversity and Conflict in the Northern Caucasus 10: Soviet Muslims: Gains and Losses as a Result of Soviet Language Planning 11: Independence and The Declining Priority of Language Law Implementation in Uzbekistan 12: The Modernization of Demographic Behaviour in the Muslim Republics of the Former USSR 13: The Economies of Central Asia: The Socialist Legacy 14: Roots of Diversity and Conflict: Ethnic and Gender Differences in the Work Force of the Former Republics of Soviet Central Asia 15: The Russians in Central Asia and Kazakhstan Afterword Notes on Contributors Glossary Index