A comprehensive study of one of the most feared - but least understood - international Islamist organizations in post-Soviet Central Asia: Hizb ut-Tahrir. Using primary sources and first-hand accounts it analyses its leadership, ideology, political methodology and party structure, and its future relationship to violence in this key region.

Introduction 1. Political Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia 2. Origins, Ideology, and Structure of Hizb ut-Tahrir 3. Hizb ut-Tahrir in Central Asia 4. Hizb ut-Tahrir as a Social Movement Organization 5. Hizb ut-Tahrir and Political Violence. Conclusions. Endnotes. Bibliography. Index

Emmanuel Karagiannis is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece. He also teaches at the Joint War College of Hellenic Armed Forces, and the Hellenic National Defense College, Greece. His latest book, Energy and Security in the Caucasus, was also published by Routledge.