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Tariq Ali challenges these assumptions, arguing instead that what we have experienced is the return of History in a horrific form, with religious symbols playing a part on both sides: 'Allah's revenge,' 'God is on Our Side' and 'God Bless America.' The visible violence of September 11 was the response to the invisible violence that has been inflicted on countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestine and Chechnya. Some of this has been the direct responsibility of the United States and Russia. In this wide-ranging book that provides an explanation for both the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and new forms of Western colonialism, Tariq Ali argues that many of the values proclaimed by the Enlightenment retain their relevance, while portrayals of the American Empire as a new emancipatory project are misguided.  Editorial Reviews  Review Ali's style is vigorous, his narrative compelling, showing that the short-term, self-interested and oil-greedy policies of the British and Americans in such countries as Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iran must make our much-vaunted ideals of democracy and equity seem like a bad joke.-Karen Armstrong, The Times  The Clash of Fundamentalisms is well worth reading ... it shows that the harshest critics of fundamentalism are often exponents of a rival fundamentalism.-John Gray, Independent  In this timely and important book, Tariq Ali puts the events of September 11 into sweeping historical perspective. As we have come to expect from him, he is lucid, eloquent, literary, and painfully honest, as he dissects both Islamic and Western fundamentalism.-Howard Zinn  It will not open doors at the White House because it makes for uncomfortable reading ... a wide-ranging and powerfully argued critique, that gives pause for thought.-Financial Times  ... urbane, highly intelligent and vividly written.-Richard Sennett, Times Literary Supplement  The book is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the nightmare of history from which so many people are struggling to awake, and deserves serious engagement and consideration. Ali broadens our horizons, geographically, historically, intellectually and politically ... His mode of history telling is lyrical and engaging, humane and passionate.-Anthony Arnove, The Nation  [Ali] finds little to distinguish between the organised violence of the United States and that of those who oppose it ...-Sydney Morning Herald  About the Author Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics-including Pirates of the Caribbean, Bush in Babylon, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome-as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. 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Ahmed Rashid, whose masterful account of Afghanistan's Taliban regime became required reading after September 11, turns his legendary skills as an investigative journalist to five adjacent Central Asian Republics--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan--where religious repression, political corruption, and extreme poverty have created a fertile climate for militant Islam. Based on groundbreaking research and numerous interviews, Rashid explains the roots of fundamentalist rage in Central Asia, describes the goals and activities of its militant organizations, including Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda, and suggests ways of neutralizing the threat and bringing stability to the troubled region. A timely and pertinent work, Jihad is essential reading for anyone who seeks to gain a better understanding of a region we overlook at our peril.  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[Jihad] combines the research of a skilled investigative journalist with an academic's clear-headed and weighty analysis.\" -The Financial Times  \"In an age when people are groping fo quick explanations and easy solutions, Jihad presents something more valuable: tools for understanding a problem of real complexity and incredible urgency.\" -The Christian Science Monitor - From the Publisher  Journalist Ahmed Rashid, an expert on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, looks at five key spots in that troubled region: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Krygyzstan, and Tajikistan, determining how dire the threat of militant Islam is in each. - Vito F Sinisi  For many years now,Ahmed Rashid has been the journalistic interpreter of the changing nature of Islam in Central Asia. He has always been ahead of the curve,and America's war on terrorism makes his new book more important than ever.  - Robert D. Kaplan  Jihad is but the latest of Ahmed Rashid's insightful books on religion and politics in South and Central Asia. It would be welcome at any time but is critical reading today. A must read for policymakers,scholars,the media,and informed citizens.  - John L. Esposito  [A] masterful commentary. . . combines. . . research of a skilled investigative journalist with an academic's clear-headed. . . analysis. . . [T]he best we have.  -Financial Times (London)  - Justin Marozzi  . . .[A] fine study. . . Rashid. . . treats the five separate 'stans'. . . [and] their various Islamist movements. . .  -Foreign Affairs  - L. Carl Brown  Rashid['s]. . . tour d'horizon is a tour de force,illuminating one of the murkier regions of the world.  -Washington Post Book World  - Peter Bergen  [An] eye-opener on a region many Americans. . . may known only through National Geographic. . . This is first-class reporting.  -San Jose Mercury News  - Pete Carey  [T]he first good, hard look at the region's Islamic movements . . . [D]eserves the attention of policymakers and interested everyday readers alike.  - The Nation  A compelling account of Islamist movement that has spread like wildfire in Central Asia's repressive regimes...[Rashid] makes it vividly real.  -Wall Street Journal  - Adrian Karatnycky  A complicated tale . . . and Rashid is the right person to tell it.  -Boston Globe  - Scott Bernard Nelson  As the events of September 11 showed, neglected areas of the Islamic world are feeding grounds for international terrorism. And as Rashid, author of the best-selling Taliban, shows in this important work, Islamic fundamentalism is gaining ground in Central Asia as well as it did in neighboring Afghanistan. Until 1991, the five Central Asian countries Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan were part of the Soviet Union. As Rashid discloses, the decade since then has seen a region grown increasingly despotic and impoverished, even though the countries are rich in oil. He offers brief histories of the five countries that make up Central Asia before launching into the rise of Islam. The story line Rashid skillfully weaves is relatively straightforward: Islamist groups, barely tolerated during the waning days of the U.S.S.R., experienced a revival after Communist strictures against religion were lifted. Forced to go underground as post-Communist leaders used repression to ensure their own survival, these Islamist groups \"would eventually become radicalized and violent\" and outsiders from the Arab world further radicalized them. The strongest group, with ties to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida, emerged in Uzbekistan and has been brutally repressed by President Islam Karimov. Rashid pointedly focuses on how the United States has looked the other way regarding Karimov's human rights abuses as Uzbekistan has offered support for the U.S.-led war on terrorism. Without international pressure on these regimes to follow human rights standards and end the corruption that has left the societies poor, Rashid argues that Central Asia could become the world's next tinder box. (Feb.) Forecast: Rashid has proven he deserves attention and readers. He will probably get media time, but the reading frenzy about the roots of terrorism could be waning, and this book's sales may not match those of Taliban. 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