The post-Soviet wars : rebellion, ethnic conflict, and nationhood in the Caucasus / Christoph Zürcher

Englisch

New York : New York University Press, c2007

Online-Ressource (xii, 289 p) : maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-262) and index

Print version: The Post-Soviet Wars : Rebellion, Ethnic Conflict, and Nationhood in the Caucasus

0-8147-9709-1

978-0-8147-9709-9

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-0-8147-9709-9 (Druckausgabe)

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: War and Peace in the Caucasus; 2 Setting the Stage: The Past, the Nation, and the State; 3 Making Sense: Conflict Theory and the Caucasus; 4 Wars over Chechnya; 5 Wars in Georgia; 6 The War over Karabakh; 7 Wars That Did Not Happen: Dagestan and Ajaria; 8 Conclusion: Post-Soviet Wars and Theories of Internal Wars; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

*Ethnic conflict -- Caucasus -- Case studies ; Caucasus -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century ; Caucasus -- Politics and government -- 20th century ; Political violence -- Caucasus -- Case studies

*Political violence - Caucasus ; Electronic books

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: DK509

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 947.5/086;

The Post-Soviet Wars is a comparative account of the organized violence in the Caucusus region, looking at four key areas: Chechnya, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Dagestan. Zürcher's goal is to understand the origin and nature of the violence in these regions, the response and suppression from the post-Soviet regime and the resulting outcomes, all with an eye toward understanding why some conflicts turned violent, whereas others not. Notably, in Dagestan actual violent conflict has not erupted, an exception of political stability for the region. The book provides a brief history of the reg

 

Online-Ausg.

2009

Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

Temporärer Zugriff auf E-Book innerhalb der IP-Ranges des MPI für Bildungsforschung / Temporary access to e-book within the IP ranges of the MPI for Human Development

Bitte beachten: eingeschränkte Nutzungsbedingungen beim Herunterladen, Kopieren und Drucken! / Please note: restricted terms of use when downloading, copying and printing!