000351558 000__ 02517cam\a2200469Ia\4500 000351558 001__ 351558 000351558 005__ 20210513125934.0 000351558 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000351558 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000351558 008__ 110523s2010\\\\enkab\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000351558 010__ $$z 2009052376 000351558 020__ $$a9780199750436$$q(electronic book) 000351558 020__ $$z9780195399769 000351558 020__ $$z0195399765 000351558 020__ $$z9780195399776 000351558 020__ $$z0195399773 000351558 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn698586503 000351558 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC578795 000351558 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10416882 000351558 035__ $$a351558 000351558 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000351558 05014 $$aDK509$$b.D33 2010eb 000351558 08204 $$a947.5$$222 000351558 1001_ $$aDe Waal, Thomas. 000351558 24514 $$aThe Caucasus$$h[electronic resource] :$$ban introduction /$$cThomas de Waal. 000351558 260__ $$aOxford ;$$aNew York :$$bOxford University Press,$$c2010. 000351558 300__ $$a1 online resource (ix, 259 p.) :$$bill., maps. 000351558 500__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000351558 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-248) and index. 000351558 5050_ $$aAmong the mountains -- Russia's south -- The Soviet Caucasus -- Armenia and Azerbaijan : an intimate quarrel -- Georgia : nationalism and war -- Caspian energy and Caucasian security -- Rebirth, Rose Revolution, and conflict in Georgia -- Conclusion: Making a region -- Chronology. 000351558 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000351558 520__ $$aIn this well-researched and fascinating book, noted journalist Thomas de Waal--author of the highly acclaimed Black Garden--makes the case that while the Caucasus is often treated as a sub-plot in the history of Russia, or as a mere gateway to Asia, the five-day war in Georgia, which flared into a major international crisis in 2008, proves that this is still a combustible region, whose inner dynamics and history deserve a much more complex appreciation from the wider world. 000351558 651_0 $$aCaucasus$$xHistory. 000351558 651_0 $$aCaucasus$$xPolitics and government. 000351558 651_0 $$aCaucasus$$xRelations$$zRussia. 000351558 651_0 $$aRussia$$xRelations$$zCaucasus. 000351558 651_0 $$aCaucasus$$xRelations$$zSoviet Union. 000351558 651_0 $$aSoviet Union$$xRelations$$zCaucasus. 000351558 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aDe Waal, Thomas.$$tCaucasus.$$dOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010$$z9780195399769$$z9780195399776$$w(DLC) 2009052376$$w(OCoLC)490810956 000351558 8520_ $$bacq 000351558 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central 000351558 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=578795$$zOnline access 000351558 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:351558$$pGLOBAL_SET 000351558 980__ $$aEBOOK 000351558 980__ $$aBIB 000351558 982__ $$aEbook 000351558 983__ $$aOnline