The Caucasus: An Introduction

Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Pictorial boards, ix, 259 pages, illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. "Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan and the breakaway territories within them constitute one of the most diverse and challenging regions on earth, intimidating the first-time visitor with their multi-layered history, ethnic complexity, and seemingly intractable conflicts. Over the last few years, the South Caucasus has captured international attention again because of its role in disputes between the West and Russia, its unresolved ethnic conflicts, and its role as acrucial energy transport corridor to Europe. The Caucasus is an essential guide to the region, covering its history, Russia's role there from tsarist times to the Soviet era, its energy politics, and Georgia's extraordinary recent past from the 2003 Rose Revolution to the Five-Day War of 2008." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Among the mountains; Russia's south; The Soviet Caucasus; Armenia and Azerbaijan : an intimate quarrel; Georgia : nationalism and war; Caspian energy and Caucasian corridors; Modern Georgia : rebirth, Rose Revolution, and conflict; Conclusion: Making a region; Chronology.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo.