In the Whirlwind of Jihad

by Martha Brill Olcott

Book Overview

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 Jihad examines 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870032593
• ISBN13: 9780870032592
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"