Jihad: The Rise Of Militant Islam In Central Asia

For more than two thousand years, Central Asia has been a locus of conflict. Great empires of the past fought to control the Silk route, which ran through the region more recently, nations have battled over the vast oil reserves that lie beneath it. Now Central Asia presents important stratehic opportunuities for international security, but also poses new threats because of the swift rise of militant Islamic fundamentalism over thae past decade. Used Book