The Caucasus : an introduction /
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 m...
| Основен автор: | De Waal, Thomas. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=336213 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Caucasus. |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ix, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780199750436 0199750432 9780195399769 0195399765 9780195399776 0195399773 1282763326 9781282763326 |