Bourdieu's Secret Admirer in the Caucasus: A World-System Biography

by Georgi M. Derluguian

Book Overview

Bourdieu's Secret Admirer in the Caucasus is a gripping account of the developmental dynamics involved in the collapse of Soviet socialism. Fusing a narrative of human agency to his critical discussion of structural forces, Georgi M. Derluguian reconstructs from firsthand accounts the life story of Musa Shanib--who from a small town in the Caucasus grew to be a prominent leader in the Chechen revolution. In his examination of Shanib and his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226142833
• ISBN13: 9780226142838
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"