Russia's Muslim Frontiers: New Directions in Cross-Cultural Analysis

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Dale F. Eickelman
Indiana University Press, 22 okt. 1993 - 206 sidor

"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 Studies

Russian, Central Asian, and American scholars appraise recent political and religious developments among Russia's Muslim neighbors.

 

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The Other Orientalist Crisis
1
United States Middle East Policy in the Cold War Era
19
Soviet Policy in the Middle East
38
Central Asias Political Crisis
49
Islam versus Communism
63
Islamic Revivalism in Uzbekistan
79
The Afghan Revolution
101
Words in the Balance
114
Reimagined Internal Frontiers
130
Islam and the State in Pakistan
149
The Islamization of Welfare in Pakistan
160
The Sayyid and the Dancer
175
The Limits of Expert Knowledge
190
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
201
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