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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.… Read More

VG/VG. Facsimile edition. Pages are clean and crisp except crease on p453. Very minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Very faint stain on fore edge. Small damage on lower portion of DJ at back from sticker removal. A very tight and solid book.