Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 The Roots and Causes of Islamic Radicalism: The History of Islam in Central Asia Chapter 4 The Rise and Fall of the Islamic Movement in Uzbekistan Chapter 5 The Hizb at-Tahrir al-Islami: A Peaceful Expansion? Chapter 6 Islamists in Government: The Case of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan Chapter 7 Conclusion Chapter 8 Glossary
Vitaly Naumkin is president of the International Center for Strategic and Political Studies and professor at Moscow State University.
This insightful book will be of great interest to scholars,
government officials, and those concerned with understanding the
complex world of Central Asia. Highly recommended.
*CHOICE*
Illuminates, for the first time, the varied complexities of largely
clandestine movements shaped by contradictory and often opaque
currents. The author's mastery of this unusual body of sources on a
topic central to contemporary international politics sets it apart
from other works of this kind.
*Robert Crews, Stanford University*
A 'must-read' for anyone who is interested in political Islam, its
origins and role in modern Central Asia, and the linkages between
Central Asia and the broader Muslim world. This essential book
offers a long-overdue introduction to the extensive, highly
original, and invaluable work of one of Russia's leading
scholars.
*Fiona Hill, The Brookings Institution*
How better to understand the nature and scope of the challenge
raised by radical Islam in Central Asia than to probe deeply the
biography of the three key movements active in the region—one
violent, allied to al Qaeda, and focused on overturning a key
regime in Uzbekistan; a second, non-violent and committed to a
global caliphate; and the third, increasingly tamed and part of
conventional politics in Tajikistan. Naumkin brings to the task not
only the erudition of a scholar of medieval Islam, but years of
first-hand encounters with the region and with a broad spectrum of
people within both the Islamic and governmental communities.
*Robert Legvold, Columbia University*
Vitaly Naumkin, one of Russia's foremost authorities on the Muslim
world and the Middle East, has brought together his deep knowledge
and experience to produce this outstanding study of the forces of
change in the realm of Islam in Central Asia.
*University Of Durham*
This fine book offers an extraordinarily well-informed and
insightful examination of political Islam in Central Asia and of
its place in the broader phenomenon of political Islam across the
Muslim world. Likely to be the standard reference on the topic for
some time to come.
*Graham E. Fuller, author of The Future of Political
Islam*
Naumkin is uniquely situated to have brought all this information
and analysis to foreign readers. He has the scholarly knowledge of
the region acquired through years of research, the first-hand
contacts to actually make contact with some of the actors and the
ability to make sense of it. For these reasons alone we should be
very grateful that he has brought forth these sources and analyses
that no specialist in Central Asia can afford to miss.
*Central Asian Survey*
Vitaly Naumkin’s accessible and well-written book makes a
significant contribution to the debate about militant Islam in
Central Asia….Naumkin’s conclusion that repressive policies of the
authorities have been counterproductive remains convincing.
His book serves as a reminder that the best way to counter Islamic
militancy is principled support for the rule of law and democratic
freedoms.
*Central Asian Survey*
Drawing on a range of sources to provide detailed accounts of the
history, organisation, activities and ideologies of the movements
and the biographies of key actors, [Naumkin] goes a long way to
untangle the myths and stereotypes that have surrounded the
phenomenon of radical Islam in the region.
*Central Asian Survey*
In this authoritative study, Vitaly V. Naumkin provides essential
reading on the origins of Central Asian extremist groups and their
role in the region today….The wealth of detail and the numerous
translated documents that support his discussion and conclusions
make this a fascinating and often unsettling account….He
demonstrates that the minority of Islamic militants draw on the
anger and frustration felt by ordinary Muslims, who see no other
viable alternatives to their current governments that cannot—or
will not—respond to their citizens’ needs. This is an important
message indeed, and it makes Naumkin’s book vital to understanding
the potency of militant Islam in Central Asia
*Journal of Asian Studies*
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