| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Among the mountains -- Russia's south -- The Soviet Caucasus -- Armenia and Azerbaijan : an intimate quarrel -- Georgia : nationalism and war -- Caspian energy and Caucasian corridors -- Modern Georgia : rebirth, Rose Revolution, and conflict -- Conclusion: Making a region -- Chronology. |
| Summary |
In this well-researched and fascinating book, noted journalist Thomas de Waal--author of the highly acclaimed Black Garden--makes the case that while the Caucasus is often treated as a sub-plot in the history of Russia, or as a mere gateway to Asia, the five-day war in Georgia, which flared into a major international crisis in 2008, proves that this is still a combustible region, whose inner dynamics and history deserve a much more complex appreciation from the wider world. In The Caucasus, de Waal provides this richer, deeper, and much-needed appreciation, one that reveals that the South Cauc. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Caucasus -- Politics and government.
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Caucasus. |
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Politics and government. |
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Caucasus Region. |
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Caucasus -- History.
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History. |
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Caucasus -- Relations -- Russia.
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Relations. |
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Russia. |
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Russia (Federation) -- Relations -- Caucasus.
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Russia (Federation) |
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Caucasus -- Relations -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union. |
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Soviet Union -- Relations -- Caucasus.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: De Waal, Thomas. Caucasus. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780195399769 (DLC) 2009052376 (OCoLC)490810956 |
| ISBN |
9780199750436 (electronic book) |
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0199750432 (electronic book) |
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9780195399769 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0195399765 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780195399776 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0195399773 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1282763326 |
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9781282763326 |
| Standard No. |
9786612763328 |
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