Exploring the Caucasus in the 21st century:essays on culture, history and politics in a dynamic context
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Published: |
Pallas Publications,
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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. |