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Georgian history / David Muskhelishvili, Mikheil Samsonadze, Alexander Daushvili.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Musxelišvili, Davitʻ, 1928-
- Series:
- Caucasus Region Political, Economic, and Security Issues
- Caucasus region political, economic, and security issues
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Georgia (Republic)--History.
- Georgia (Republic).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (583 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Publishers, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the scientific work on the basis of rich factual materials, modern specific literature and new archival documents, a new conception of the Georgian nation and Georgian states historic development are represented from ancient times until the 21st century. Important stages of material and religious culture of Georgian people are reviewed and peculiarities of historic development are elucidated. We must emphasize the devotion of Georgian people towards the Western values (Christian religion, advantage of democratic system, respect towards personal rights of a man and etc.,) and the struggle against totalitarian ideology and antidemocratic system of ruling. In this book, special attention is paid to the fact that the relationship of Georgia and America is building a new Georgia which has been of great importance.
- Contents:
- A brief physical-geographic review
- Prehistory
- On the origin of Georgians
- The beginning of the Georgian statehood
- The kingdom of ancient Kartli
- The epoch of the Roman expansion
- Embracing Christianity
- Vakhtang Gorgasali
- The period of Erismtavroba
- Establishment feudal relations
- Fight for unification
- The unification of Georgia
- David the builder
- Queen Tamar
- Situation in Georgia and its neighborhood in XIII-XIV Centuries
- Georgia in the second part of the XIV Century
- The Georgian culture of XIII-XVI Centuries and the character of the social relations
- Struggle for restoration of the integrity and liberating of the country in the first part of the XVI Century
- Giorgi Saakadze
- Bakhtrioni rebellion
- West Georgia in XVI-XVII Centuries
- Georgian culture of the XVI-XVII Centuries
- Georgia during the reign of Vakhtang the VI
- Teimuraz II and Erekle II at the head of Khakheti kingdom
- Domestic and foreign conditions of Kartli and Kakheti in the middle of the XVIII Century
- Imereti in the first part of the XVIII Century
- The ambassadors of Teimuraz II in Russia in 1760
- Russian-Turkish war of 1768-1774 and Georgia
- The problem of unification of Georgia in the 80s of the XVIII Century
- Georgian culture in the XVIII century
- Invasion of Georgia by Aga Muhammad (Mahmad) Khan
- Reign of Giorgi the XII
- Georgia's incorporation by Russia
- Tightening of colonial straps
- Georgia at the beginning of the Twentieth Century
- The first republic of Georgia
- Back in Russia's claws
- The totalitarian regime in Georgia
- Georgia in World War 2
- Strengthening of Stalin's regime
- The crisis of the Russian model of socialism in Georgia
- The collapse of the communist system
- The Third Republic of Georgia.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62081-215-0
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