Chechnya: the case for independence / Tony Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Tony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Chechni︠a︡ (Russia).

Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)--Relations--Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Relations--Chechni͡a.

Russia (Federation).

Relations.

Physical Description:

199 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 2007.

Summary:

An eloquent case for independence for Europe's forgotten colony. Since the end of the Cold War, Chechnya has suffered two full-scale Russian military assaults, and is now in the seventh year of a brutal occupation. The casualties remain largely uncounted, and the fundamental issues at stake are routinely sidestepped in Russia and in the West. In this powerful argument for Chechen self-determination, Tony Wood considers Russo-Chechen relations over the past century and a half, as well as the fate of the region since the fall of the Soviet Union. "Chechnya: The Case for Independence" sharply criticizes the role of Western nations in their struggle, and lays bare the weakness- and shamefulness- of the arguments used to deny the Chechens' right to sovereignty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN:

9781844671144

1844671143

OCLC:

123009519