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 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 |