Exploring the Caucasus in the 21st century:essays on culture, history and politics in a dynamic context

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Maracz Laszlo Karoly; Versteegh Lia; Companjen Francʹoise
Published: Pallas Publications,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam
Publication Dates: c2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Amsterdam contributions
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Carrier Form: 254 p.: map ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9789089641830 (pbk.)
9089641831
Index Number: K36
CLC: K36
Call Number: K36/E967
Contents: Includes bibliographical references.
Gabor Balint de Szentkatolna (1844-1913) and the study of Kabardian / Laszlo Maracz -- The ethnic-political arrangement of the peoples of the Caucasus / Rene Does -- An island of classical Arabic in the Caucasus : Dagestan / Michael Kemper -- Chechnya and Russia, between revolt and loyalty / Marc Jansen -- Recent political history of the South Caucasus in the context of transition / Francʹoise Companjen -- Authoritarianism and party politics in the South Caucasus / Max Bader -- Between state and nation building : the debate about 'ethnicity' in Georgian citizens' ID cards / Oliver Reisner -
Brings together investigations of both the north and south Caucasus to explain aspects of the history, linguistic complexity, current politics, and self-representations of the peoples who live between Russia and the Middle East.