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Chechnya : from nationalism to jihad / James Hughes.
LIBRA DK511.C2 H84 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hughes, James, 1959-
- Series:
- National and ethnic conflict in the 21st century
- [National and ethnic conflict in the 21st century]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Radicalism.
- Nationalism.
- Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994-.
- Chechni︠a︡ (Russia).
- Nationalism--Russia (Federation)--Chechni͡a.
- Radicalism--Russia (Federation)--Chechni͡a.
- Russia (Federation)--Chechni︠a︡.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 278 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- The conflict in Chechnya involves many of the most contentious issues in contemporary international politics. By providing us with a persuasive and challenging study, Hughes sets out the indispensable lessons for other conflicts involving the volatile combination of insurgency and counter-insurgency, most notably the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Contents:
- The causes of conflict
- Russia's refederalization and Chechnya's secession
- A secular nationalist conflict
- Dual radicalization: the making of jihad
- Chechnya and the meaning of terrorism
- Chechnya and the study of conflict.
- Notes:
- Series from jacket.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-268) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780812240139
- 0812240138
- OCLC:
- 77574593
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