Russia's Muslim Frontiers: New Directions in Cross-Cultural Analysis - Dale F. Eickelman - Books - Indiana University Press - 9780253208231 - October 1, 1993
In case cover and title do not match, the title is correct

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

Dale F. Eickelman

Price
Íkr 3,189
excl. VAT

Ordered from remote warehouse

Expected delivery Aug 7 - 18

Our customers say:

14-day return policy in accordance with European consumer protection law
Top ranking on Trustpilot
Add to your iMusic wish list

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

Features Russian, Central Asian, and American scholars who assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of their respective past and present approaches to understanding political and religious developments in the Muslim world. This title also offers perspectives on Soviet Union's failed attempt to establish secular socialist rule in Afghanistan.

Marc Notes: Originated in workshops held in Moscow and Leningrad in August 1990 and in a conference held in Hanover, N. H. and Washington, D. C. in April 1991--Pref; Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: PrefaceNote on TransliterationIntroduction: The Other orientalist Crisis Dale F. EickelmanPart I: International and Regional PerspectivesI. United States Middle East Policy in the Cold War EraRichard W. CottamII. Soviet Policy in Middle East: A Practitioner s InterpretationGeorgy M. KorniyenkoPart II: Central AsiaIII. Central Asia s Political CrisisMartha Brill OlcottIV. Islam versus Communism: The Experience of CoexistenceAlexei V. MalashenkoV. Islamic Revivalism In UzbekistanAbdujabar AbduvakhitovPart III: Afghanistan and IranVI. The Afghan Revolution: A Failed ExperimentVictor G. KorgunVII. Words in the Balance: The Poetics of Political Dissent in AfghanistanDavid B. EdwardsVIII. Reimagined Internal Frontiers: Tribes and Nationalism-Bakhtiyari and KurdsGene R. GarthwaitePart IV: PakistanIX. Islam and the State in PakistanVyacheslav Ya. BelokrenitskyX. The Islamization of Welfare in PakistanDimitri B. NovossyolovXI. Islamization in Pakistan: The Sayyid and the DancerRichard KurinConclusion: The Limits of Expert KnowledgeMuhammad Khalid MasudNotes of ContributorsIndex"

Contributor Bio:  Eickelman, Dale F Dale F. Eickelman is Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations at Darmouth College.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 1, 1993
ISBN13 9780253208231
Publishers Indiana University Press
Genre Cultural Region > Eastern Europe - Cultural Region > Middle East
Pages 206
Dimensions 155 × 235 × 12 mm   ·   317 g
Editor Eickelman, Dale F.
Show all

More by Dale F. Eickelman

See all of Dale F. Eickelman ( e.g. Paperback Book and Hardcover Book )