This book uses its chronology; glossary; introduction; appendixes; maps; bibliography; and over 900 hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events and institutions, as well as significant political, ...

The first comprehensive cultural and historical introduction to modern Georgia. It covers the country region by region, taking the form of a literary journey through the transition from Soviet Georgia to the modern independent nation state.

黒海東岸、キリスト教世界の東端にあたるグルジアは、険しい山脈に周囲を囲まれた要塞のような地勢により、旧ソ連時代も独特の言語と文化を保持し続けた。日本ではコーカサ ...

It traces the story from 1992 through to the present. This expanded edition features a new epilogue based on the author's experiences in Georgia during the August 2008 war.

Its ancient Christian culture shows the influence of Arab, Persian, and Ottoman conquerors. Combined with this is a southern, "Mediterranean" feel, traces of the Soviet legacy, and a strong Western influence.

An authoritative and commanding exploration of Georgia since independence, this is essential for those interested in the post-Soviet world.

Former Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Ronald Asmus contends that it was a conflict that was prepared and planned for some time by Moscow, part of a broader strategy to send a message to the United States: that Russia is going to flex ...

東西文明の十字路に位置し、“ワインと薔薇の国”としても知られるグルジアの独立の歩みと民族紛争の悲劇をまとめた。

This is the first comprehensive cultural and historical introduction to modern Georgia.

This work provides details about the struggles of this region of the former Soviet Union. Featuring portraits of individuals in high places and low, it traces the story from 1992 through the "Rose Revolution.