The Post-Soviet Wars - Rebellion, Ethnic Conflict, and Nationhood in the Caucasus (Paperback)

A brief history of the Caucusus region during and after the Post-Soviet Wars 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. Zurcher'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 region, particularly the collapse of the Soviet Union and the resulting changes that took place in the wake of this toppling. Zurcher carefully looks at the conditions within each region-economic, ethnic, religious, and political-to make sense of why some turned to violent conflict and some did not and what the future of the region might portend. This important volume provides both an overview of the region that is both up-to-date and comprehensive as well as an accessible understanding of the current scholarship on mobilization and violence.

General

Imprint:	New York University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	September 2009
Authors:	Christoph Zurcher
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	308
ISBN-13:	978-0-8147-9724-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8147-9724-5
Barcode:	9780814797242

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