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Chechnya : life in a war-torn society /

This is an illumination of one of the world's most troubled regions from a unique perspective - that of a prominent Russian intellectual. Valery Tishkov examines the evolution of the war in Chechnya that erupted in 1994, untangling the myths and the long-held resentments that have fueled the cr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tishkov, V. A. (Valeriĭ Aleksandrovich), 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
Colección:California series in public anthropology ; 6.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1 Ethnography and Theory; 2 Indigenization, Deportation, and Return; 3 Contradictory Modernization; 4 Chechen Images; 5 The Road to War; 6 Dzhokhar: Hero and Devil; 7 The Sons of War; 8 The Culture of Hostage-Taking; 9 Violence in Secessionist Warfare; 10 The Impact on Family Life; 11 Religion and the Chechen Conflict; 12 The Myth and Reality of the "Great Victory"; 13 An Ideology of Extremes; 14 Chechnya as a Stage and a Role; NOTES; MAIN CHARACTERS; INFORMANTS AND INTERVIEWERS; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.