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020 _a0312096224 (hbk.)
100 1 _aHAGHAYEGHI Mehrdad
245 0 _aIslam and politics in Central Asia
260 _aNew York:
_bSt. Martin's Press,
_c1995
300 _a264p.
520 3 _aExamines the nature of Islam in the newly independent republics of Central Asia, and shows why, against many expectations, Islamic fundamentalism along Iranian lines has failed to gain a strong foothold in the domestic political scene.
650 _aCENTRAL ASIA
650 _aETHNIC RELATIONS
650 _aISLAM
650 _aISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM
650 _aPOLITICS
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