ISBN10: 0822314908, ISBN13: 9780822314905, [publisher: Duke University Press Books] Softcover Durham : Duke University Press, Editie: English supplemented and translated ed., 1994. Paperback.xii, 365 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Andreas Kappeler, Gerhard Simon, Georg Brunner, editors of the German edition ; Edward Allworth, editor of the English edition ; translations from the German & French by Caroline Sawyer. - The terrible events afflicting Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Tajikistan fill the news, commanding the world's attention. This timely volume offers rare insight into the background of these catastrophic conflicts. First published in German on the eve of the breakup of the Yugoslav and Soviet republics, it is one of the few books in any language to analyze, in detail and in depth, the historical and contemporary situation of Muslims in former communist states and thus clarifies the sources, development, and implications of the events that dominate today's foreign news. In fourteen chapters and an updated introduction, European and North American specialists examine the recent evolution of Islamic expression and practice in these former Communist regions, as well as its political significance within officially atheistic regimes. Representing a wide range of disciplines and perspectives, the authors detail how the modern ethno-religious situation developed and matured in hostile circumstances, the degree of latitude the local Muslims achieved in ...