| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
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Bibliography |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus
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Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The paradox of living in paradise : Georgia's descent into chaos / Thomas Goltz -- Georgian-Russian relations in the 1990s / Thornike Gordadze -- The Russian leadership's preparation for war, 1999-2008 / Andrei Illarionov -- Georgia's Rose Revolution : the break with the past / Niklas Nilsson -- From neglect to duress : the West and the Georgian crisis before the 2008 war / Stephen Blank -- The Saakashvili administration's reaction to Russian policies before the 2008 war / David Smith -- From Sukhumi to Tskhinvali : the path to war in Georgia / Johanna Popjanevski -- After August 7 : the escalation of the Russia-Georgia war / Pavel Felgenhauer -- Defining victory and defeat : the information war between Russia and Georgia / Paul Goble -- The external implications of the Russia-Georgia war / James Sherr. |
| Summary |
This book is designed to present the facts about the Russian-Georgian war of 2008 along with comprehensive coverage of the background to those events. It brings together a wealth of expertise on the South Caucasus and Russian foregin policy, with contributions by Russian, Georgian, European, and American experts on the region. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
South Ossetia War (2008) |
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South Ossetia War, 2008.
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Georgia (Republic) -- Military relations -- Russia (Federation)
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Georgia (Republic) |
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Military relations. |
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Russia (Federation) |
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Russia (Federation) -- Military relations -- Georgia (Republic)
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Georgia (Republic) -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
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International relations. |
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Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Georgia (Republic)
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South Ossetia (Georgia) -- History, Military -- 21st century.
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Abkhazia (Georgia) -- History, Military -- 21st century.
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Caucasus, South -- History, Military -- 21st century.
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South Caucasus. |
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations.
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Russia (Federation) -- Military policy.
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Military policy. |
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National security -- Europe -- Case studies.
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National security. |
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Europe. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
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Electronic books.
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Military history.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Cornell, Svante E.
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Starr, S. Frederick.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Guns of August 2008. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2009 9780765625076 (DLC) 2009019849 (OCoLC)323201144 |
| ISBN |
9780765625090 (electronic book) |
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0765625091 (electronic book) |
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9780765625076 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0765625075 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780765625083 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0765625083 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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