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" The Post-Soviet Wars : "
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BL
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1033098
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b787468
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| Main Entry
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Zurcher, Christoph.
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The Post-Soviet Wars : : Rebellion, Ethnic Conflict, and Nationhood in the Caucasus.
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New York :: NYU Press,, 2007.
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1 online resource (301 pages)
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081479744X
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: 9780814797440
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0814797091 (cloth : alk. paper)
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9780814797099 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262) and index.
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| Contents
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Preface; 1 Introduction: War and Peace in the Caucasus; 2 Setting the Stage: The Past, the Nation, and the State; 3 Making Sense: Conflict Theory and the Caucasus; 4 Wars over Chechnya; 5 Wars in Georgia; 6 The War over Karabakh; 7 Wars That Did Not Happen: Dagestan and Ajaria; 8 Conclusion: Post-Soviet Wars and Theories of Internal Wars; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
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The Post-Soviet Wars is a comparative account of the organized violence in the Caucusus region, looking at four key areas: Chechnya, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Dagestan. Zürcher's goal is to understand the origin and nature of the violence in these regions, the response and suppression from the post-Soviet regime and the resulting outcomes, all with an eye toward understanding why some conflicts turned violent, whereas others not. Notably, in Dagestan actual violent conflict has not erupted, an exception of political stability for the region. The book provides a brief history of the reg.
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Ethnic conflict-- Caucasus, Case studies.
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Political violence-- Caucasus, Case studies.
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Ethnic conflict.
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Ethnic relations.
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Political violence.
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Politics and government.
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Caucasus, Ethnic relations, History, 20th century.
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Caucasus, Politics and government, 20th century.
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Caucasus.
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| Dewey Classification
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947.5/086
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DK509 .Z87 2007
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