Rashid Ahmed. The resurgence of Central Asia: Islam or Nationalism?

Karachi: Oxford University Press; London & New Jersey: Zed Books, 1994. — x, 278 p. — (Politics in contemporary Asia). — ISBN: I 8S649 132.The author focuses on the underlying issues confronting these societies today - the legacy of Soviet rule; ethnic tensions: the position of women: the future of Islam; the question of nuclear proliferation; and the economic and environmental problems that they all face. He also explores the attitudes of the outside world. especially the reactions of neighbouring Muslim countries to the sudden emergence of five new Muslim states on their doorstep, and discusses the fundamental choices ahead over economic strategy. political system and the future roles of nationalism and Islam.