Islam and Central Asia

by Susan Eisenhower, Roald Sagdeev (Editor)

Historians, clerics, human rights activists and political analysts from the region and beyond chronicle the rebirth of Islam in Central Asia. What kind of Islam will define the post-Soviet transformation of the Central Asia region? Will it be a moderate and tolerant Islam, the one that has dominated the area historically? Or a newly recreated, highly politicized radical Islam with ambitions to establish control far beyond the religious affairs of these states? In answering these questions, the authors seek to add new insight and depth to our understanding of the vital spiritual and political processes now underway in this important strategic region.

255 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2000

About the author

SUSAN EISENHOWER, one of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's four grandchildren, is a consultant, author, and a Washington, DC-based policy strategist with many decades of work on national security issues. She lectures widely on such topics, including strategic leadership.