The terrorist attacks of September 11 have turned the world's attention to areas of the globe about which we know very little. The author turns his skills as an investigative journalist to the five Central Asian republics adjacent to Afghanistan.

Includes maps of: Central Asia; Fergana Valley Region. "A World Policy Institute book." SAMS Overflow books. Some in main; the rest moved over to GIF Storeroom.

Central Asia's islamic warriors -- Islam and politics in Central Asia, past and present: Conquerors and saints, the past as present -- Islam underground in the Soviet Union -- First decade of independence -- Islamic movements in Central Asia since 1991: Islamic renaissance party and the Civil War in Tajikistan -- Hizb ut-Tahrir, reviving the Caliphate -- Namangani and the Islamic movement of Uzbekistan -- Namangani and Jihad in Central Asia -- New great game? United States, Russia and China -- Central Asia and its neighbors -- Uncertain future -- Appendix: Call to Jihad by the Islamic movement of Uzbekistan.