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9780253208231

Russia's Muslim Frontiers

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  • ISBN13:

    9780253208231

  • ISBN10:

    0253208238

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1993-09-01
  • Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

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"Readers will find fresh and thought-provoking studies: the differing approaches of the U.S. and the [former] Soviet Union to Middle East policy, Central Asia, and South Asia... provide grounds for self-criticism and the exploration of new directions." -- John L. Esposito"... recommended highly for its expert analyses of political Islam." -- Journal of Third World StudiesRussian, Central Asian, and American scholars appraise recent political and religious developments among Russia's Muslim neighbors.

Table of Contents

Preface
Note on Transliteration
Introduction: The Other "Orientalist" Crisisp. 1
United States Middle East Policy in the Cold War Erap. 19
Soviet Policy in the Middle East: A Practitioner's Interpretationp. 38
Central Asia's Political Crisisp. 49
Islam versus Communism: The Experience of Coexistencep. 63
Islamic Revivalism in Uzbekistanp. 79
The Afghan Revolution: A Failed Experimentp. 101
Words in the Balance: The Poetics of Political Dissent in Afghanistanp. 114
Reimagined Internal Frontiers: Tribes and Nationalism - Bakhtiyari and Kurdsp. 130
Islam and the State in Pakistanp. 149
The Islamization of Welfare in Pakistanp. 160
Islamization in Pakistan: The Sayyid and the Dancerp. 175
Conclusion: The Limits of "Expert" Knowledgep. 190
Notes on Contributorsp. 201
Indexp. 204
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