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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zürcher, Christoph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic conflict--Caucasus--Case studies.

Ethnic conflict.

Political violence--Caucasus--Case studies.

Political violence.

Caucasus--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Caucasus.

Caucasus--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Other Title:

Rebellion, ethnic conflict, and nationhood in the Caucasus

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

9780814797440

081479744X

9780814797198

0814797199

OCLC:

779828486