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Silk Road Media, Date: 2014. Paperback. New. 246 pages. 8.27x1.97x0.79 inches. 2014. Silk Road Media ISBN 099304445X 9780993044458 [GB]

ISBN10: 099304445X, ISBN13: 9780993044458, [publisher: Silk Road Media] Softcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2014]
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ISBN10: 099304445X, ISBN13: 9780993044458, [publisher: Silk Road Media 2014-09] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2014]

ISBN10: 099304445X, ISBN13: 9780993044458, [publisher: Silk Road Media] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Man of the Mountains' is a book about a young Muslim Chechen boy, Zaur who becomes a central figure representing the fight of local indigenous people against both the Russians invading the country and Islamic radicals trying to take a leverage of the situation, using it to push their narrow political agenda on the eve of collapse of the USSR. After 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan by coalition forces, the subject of the Islamic jihadi movement has become an important subject for the Western readers. But few know about the resistance movement from the local intellectuals and moderates against radical Islamists taking strong hold in the area. 'Man of the Mountains' offers a deeper look at the growing influence of Islamic radicals in the Caucasus, particularly in the northern part where the author is from, and its philosophy and operational tools on the ground. Reviews: 'This new book, from the winner of the 2013 Open Central Asia Book Forum and Literature Festival, is a powerful work based on real experience that leaves its readers fully immersed in the history and mysticism of the Caucasus region. A thrilling ride from start to finish.' - Nick Rowan, Editor-in-Chief of Open Central Asia magazine In Abdulla Isa's ( Zaur Khasanov) novel, the reader is imbued with the fate of its ...
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