War and Peace in the Caucasus
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Product details
- ISBN 9781850659877
- Weight: 508g
- Dimensions: 145 x 215mm
- Publication Date: 16 Feb 2009
- Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Caucasus was wracked by ethnic and separatist violence as the peoples of the region struggled for self-determination. Vicken Cheterian, who spent many years as a reporter and analyst covering the region's conflicts, asks why nationalism emerged as a dominant political current, and why, of the many nationalist movements that emerged, some led to violence while others did not. He explains also why minority rebellions were victorious against larger armies, in mountainous Karabakh, Abkhazia, and in the first war of Chechnya, and discusses the ongoing instability and armed resistance in the North Caucasus. He concludes his book by examining chapters the great power competition between Russia, the US, and the EU over the oil and gas resources of the Caspian region.
Vicken Cheterian, a Swiss national, has been reporting from the Caucasus since the collapse of the Soviet Union for major European newspapers such as Le Monde diplomatique. He is based in Geneva where he is a consultant specializing on Caucasus-related research projects.
