Being a state and states of being in highland Georgia / Florian Mühlfried.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mühlfried, Florian, author.

Series:

EASA series ; Volume 24.

EASA Series ; Volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Central-local government relations--Georgia (Republic).

Central-local government relations.

Citizenship--Georgia (Republic)--Tʻušetʻi.

Citizenship.

Government, Resistance to--Georgia (Republic)--Tʻušetʻi.

Government, Resistance to.

Post-communism--Georgia (Republic)--Tʻušetʻi.

Post-communism.

Georgia (Republic)--Politics and government--1991-.

Georgia (Republic).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford, England : Berghahn, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The highland region of the republic of Georgia, one of the former Soviet Socialist Republics, has long been legendary for its beauty. It is often assumed that the state has only made partial inroads into this region, and is mostly perceived as alien. Taking a fresh look at the Georgian highlands allows the author to consider perennial questions of citizenship, belonging, and mobility in a context that has otherwise been known only for its folkloric dimensions. Scrutinizing forms of identification with the state at its margins, as well as local encounters with the erratic Soviet and post-Sov

Contents:

Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Tables; Acknowledgements; Note on Transcription; Introduction; 1 A Mobile Field; 2 Hidden Treasures in the Mountains and a State that Comes and Goes; 3 Reborn Citizens in a Post-Soviet Landscape; 4 Three Ways to Be a State; 5 Triple Winning and Simple Losing; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782382973

1782382976

OCLC:

881461973