Rashid, Ahmed <br/><br/>
Jihad :  the rise of militant Islam in Central Asia / 
 Rise of militant Islam in Central Asia 
Ahmed Rashid. 
 - xxx, 281 p. :  maps ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> "With a new preface"--Cover.  Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Central Asia's Islamic warriors --  PART I:ISLAM AND POLITICS IN CENTRAL ASIA, PAST AND PRESENT:Conquerors and saints: the past as present --  Islam underground in the Soviet Union --  The first decade of independence --  PART II: ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS IN CENTRAL ASIA SINCE 1991: The Islamic Renaissance Party and the civil war in Tajikistan --  The Hizb ut-Tahrir: reviving the Caliphate --  Namangani and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan --  Namangami and jihad in Central Asia --  The new great game? The United States, Russia, and China --  Central Asia and its neighbors --  An uncertain future --  Appendix: The call to jihad by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0142002607 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003265261 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam and politics--Asia, Central<br/>Jihad<br/>Cihad<br/>İslam ve siyaset--Asya, Orta<br/>Islamic fundamentalism--Asia, Central
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Asia, Central--Politics and government<br/>Orta Asya--Siyaset ve yönetim
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS329.4  / .R38 2003