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Exploring the Caucasus in the 21st century : essays on culture, history and politics in a dynamic context /
Although the name Caucasus has been around for some 2000 years, and may suggest unity and coherence, the region these days is best known for the ethnic and religious divides resulting in recurrent bloody conflicts between the various minorities and the post-Soviet independent states. Geographically,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Pallas Publications : Amsterdam University Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Amsterdam Contributions to the Study of the Caucasus.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of contents; On the spelling, words and map in this book; Introduction; 1. Gábor Bálint de Szentkatolna (1844-1913) and the Study of Kabardian; 2. The Ethnic-Political Arrangement of the Peoples of the Caucasus; 3. An Island of Classical Arabic in the Caucasus: Dagestan; 4. Chechnya and Russia, between Revolt and Loyalty; 5. Recent Political History of the South Caucasus in the Context of Transition; 6. Authoritarianism and Party Politics in the South Caucasus; 7. Between State and Nation Building: The Debate about 'Ethnicity' in Georgian Citizens' ID Cards.