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Genre/Form: | Electronic book Electronic books Case studies History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Zürcher, Christoph. Post-Soviet wars. New York : New York University Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2007023003 (OCoLC)138342146 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Christoph Zürcher |
ISBN: | 9780814797198 0814797199 9780814797099 0814797091 |
OCLC Number: | 194374022 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 289 pages) : maps |
Contents: | Introduction : war and peace in the Caucasus -- Setting the stage : the past, the nation, and the state -- Making sense : conflict theory and the Caucasus -- Wars over Chechnya -- Wars in Georgia -- The war over Karabakh -- Wars that did not happen : Dagestan and Ajaria -- Conclusion : post-Soviet wars and theories of internal wars. |
Other Titles: | Rebellion, ethnic conflict, and nationhood in the Caucasus |
Responsibility: | Christoph Zürcher. |
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"This books develops into a first-class, original study of the Russian Caucasus during its first years of detachment from the Soviet Union" * Choice * "Democracy is commonly paired with order while ethnic violence is paired with strife and chaos. The Post-Soviet Wars painstakingly documents that both violence and stability have institutional reasons and must be organized politically by specific human agencies. This lesson is obviously relevant to the contemporary discussion of democratization as well as & failing states, let alone the effects wrought by the American war on terror." -- Georgi Derlugyan,author of Bourdieu's Secret Admirer in the Caucasus: A World-System Biography "Logically structured and nicely designed, rich in sharp arguments and astute observations" * Journal of Peace Research * "This is an uncommonly well-argued and well-written explanation of the violent conflicts that erupted across the Caucasus during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. With exceptional clarity of thought, Zurcher melds established statistical studies of internal wars with a carefully constructed comparison of the origins and courses of the Chechen, Georgian, and Nagorno-Karabakh wars." * Foreign Affairs * "These well-written chapters provide plenty of detail and analysis, displaying the authors deep understanding of the realities of these extremely chaotic and uncertain times in the Caucasus. The Post-Soviet Wars is an interesting read and remains relevant for understanding the contemporary dynamic in the Caucasus." * The Russia and Eurasia Review * "With his exciting narratives and compelling analysis of the twentieth century's & Caucasian Wars, Zurcher brings events on the periphery of Europe into the mainstream of social science and comparative politics. Disputing existing explanations of internal wars, he shows that rather than mountainous terrain or poverty, a more powerful causal explanation of civil bloodletting can be located in state capacities and the abilities of combatants to finance their struggles. This book is sure to stir debate." -- Ronald Grigor Suny,University of Michigan Read more...


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- Ethnic conflict -- Caucasus -- Case studies.
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