The Caucasus: An Introduction

by Thomas de Waal

Book Overview

In this 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195399773
• ISBN13: 9780195399776
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"