Radical Islam in Central Asia Between Pen and Rifle

by Naumkin, Vitaly V.

• ISBN13: 9780742529298
• ISBN10: 0742529290
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-11
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This original study by distinguished scholar Vitaly V. Naumkin offers an authoritative analysis of the key militant Islamic organizations in Central Asia. Long veiled in secrecy, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Hizb at-Tahrir al-Islami, and the Islami

Author Biography

Vitaly V. Naumkin is president of the International Center for Strategic and Political Studies and professor at Moscow State University

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Chronology	p. xv
The Roots and Causes of Islamic Radicalism: The History of Islam in Central Asia	p. 1
The Rise and Fall of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan	p. 37
The Hizb at-Tahrir al-Islami: A Peaceful Expansion?	p. 127
Islamists in Government: The Case of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan	p. 201
Conclusion	p. 261
Glossary	p. 271
Index	p. 277
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