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

Arab and Islamic Studies

by Dale F. Eickelman (Editor)

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

206 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1993