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Book Review Russia's Muslim Frontiers: New Directions in Cross-Cultural Analysis By Dale F.
For instance, the Qorabashi armed resistance in Muslim Central Asia was labeled the "Basmachi" (or bandit) movement by the Soviet Union and its scholars.
In fact, to the best of my knowledge, his anthology is one of the first books that raises the question of whether the above-mentioned Qorabashi movement was indeed an armed struggle against the Soviet imperial masters or was a "bandit" movement as portrayed by Soviet scholars.
This book comprises four parts: "International and Regional Perspectives," "Central Asia," "Afghanistan and Iran," and "Pakistan.
Cottam's discussion of the "spiral conflict model" is highly intriguing, especially since his Russian counterpart agrees with his analysis of this model as an explanation of the role of the Soviet Union in the Middle East during the cold war years.
In summary, despite the fact that this book contains a number of thoughtful and well-written essays, it falls short of achieving the purpose stated in its subtitle: "New Directions in Cross-Cultural Analysis.