The Re-Islamization of Society and the Position of Women in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan: Inner Asia Series

Used. Global Oriental LTD 2008. Hardcover. VG+/G+. Tight and solid book. Pages are clean and intact. Some smudges on text block. DJ with approx half-inch closed tear on top of spine back cover. Original black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine.
In 1991, following the collapse of the USSR, Uzbekistan reappeared on the world map as an independent state within the Commonwealth of Independent States (of which the Russian Federation is a member) choosing the path of a secular development and the creation of a democratic society. It also declared itself to be once again part of the Islamic world, where it had been for centuries, albeit on its periphery in Inner Asia. Yet almost instantaneously, the modernization of the state was subsumed in the reestablishment of traditional Islam which immediately impacted on the political, economic and social structure of the former "Soviet" society- above all, on the position of women. This study draws on a wide personal network and extensive field research. Thus, as well as being a valuable and insightful study into the history, development, and tenets of Islam, with particular reference to Uzbekistan, it also reflects in part a personal quest in support of women's position and aspirations in the modern world.