Galina M. Yemelianova has researched and taught for over thirty years on various aspects of Middle Eastern and Eurasian history and contemporary Muslim politics. Among her books are Russia and Islam: A Historical Survey (2002), Islam in post-Soviet Russia (2003) and Radical Islam in the former Soviet Union (2010).

Overall, this book is a remarkable contribution to contemporary area studies, particularly in relation to positioning Islam’s role in the history of Central Asian Muslims, as well as in their current political, spiritual, economic and societal affairs.

• AcknowledgementsList of illustrations Note on transliteration Abbreviations and acronymsGlossaryIntroductionPART I: CENTRAL ASIA IN THE PRE-RUSSIAN, RUSSIAN AND SOVIET PERIODSChapter 1 - Muslims of Central Asia before the Russian ConquestChapter 2 - Russian Conquest and Rule of Central Asia Chapter 3 - Sovietisation of Central AsiaPART II: CENTRAL ASIAN MUSLIMS AFTER INDEPENDENCEChapter 4 - Muslims of UzbekistanChapter 5 - Muslims of KazakhstanChapter 6 - Muslims of Kyrgyzstan Chapter 7 - Muslims of TajikistanChapter 8 - Muslims of TurkmenistanConclusionBibliographyIndex

Galina M. Yemelianova has researched and taught for over thirty years on various aspects of Middle Eastern and Eurasian history and contemporary Muslim politics. Among her books are Russia and Islam: A Historical Survey (2002), Islam in post-Soviet Russia (2003) and Radical Islam in the former Soviet Union (2010).

Overall, this book is a remarkable contribution to contemporary area studies, particularly in relation to positioning Islam’s role in the history of Central Asian Muslims, as well as in their current political, spiritual, economic and societal affairs.

• AcknowledgementsList of illustrations Note on transliteration Abbreviations and acronymsGlossaryIntroductionPART I: CENTRAL ASIA IN THE PRE-RUSSIAN, RUSSIAN AND SOVIET PERIODSChapter 1 - Muslims of Central Asia before the Russian ConquestChapter 2 - Russian Conquest and Rule of Central Asia Chapter 3 - Sovietisation of Central AsiaPART II: CENTRAL ASIAN MUSLIMS AFTER INDEPENDENCEChapter 4 - Muslims of UzbekistanChapter 5 - Muslims of KazakhstanChapter 6 - Muslims of Kyrgyzstan Chapter 7 - Muslims of TajikistanChapter 8 - Muslims of TurkmenistanConclusionBibliographyIndex

Galina M. Yemelianova has researched and taught for over thirty years on various aspects of Middle Eastern and Eurasian history and contemporary Muslim politics. Among her books are Russia and Islam: A Historical Survey (2002), Islam in post-Soviet Russia (2003) and Radical Islam in the former Soviet Union (2010).

Overall, this book is a remarkable contribution to contemporary area studies, particularly in relation to positioning Islam’s role in the history of Central Asian Muslims, as well as in their current political, spiritual, economic and societal affairs.

• AcknowledgementsList of illustrations Note on transliteration Abbreviations and acronymsGlossaryIntroductionPART I: CENTRAL ASIA IN THE PRE-RUSSIAN, RUSSIAN AND SOVIET PERIODSChapter 1 - Muslims of Central Asia before the Russian ConquestChapter 2 - Russian Conquest and Rule of Central Asia Chapter 3 - Sovietisation of Central AsiaPART II: CENTRAL ASIAN MUSLIMS AFTER INDEPENDENCEChapter 4 - Muslims of UzbekistanChapter 5 - Muslims of KazakhstanChapter 6 - Muslims of Kyrgyzstan Chapter 7 - Muslims of TajikistanChapter 8 - Muslims of TurkmenistanConclusionBibliographyIndex