Exploring the Caucasus in the 21st Century Essays on Culture, History and Politics in a Dynamic Context
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- On the Spelling, Words and Map in This Book
- Map
- Introduction
- 1 Gábor Bálint de Szentkatolna (1844-1913) and the Study of Kabardian
- 2 The Ethnic-Political Arrangement of the Peoples of the Caucasus
- 3 An Island of Classical Arabic in the Caucasus: Dagestan
- 4 Chechnya and Russia, between Revolt and Loyalty
- 5 Recent Political History of the South Caucasus in the Context of Transition
- 6 Authoritarianism and Party Politics in the South Caucasus
- 7 Between State and Nation Building: The Debate about ‘Ethnicity’ in Georgian Citizens’ ID Cards
- 8 The War in South Ossetia, August 2008: Four Perspectives
- 9 The Recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia: A New Era in International Law
- 10 Freedom of Speech in the Caucasus: Watch-dog Needed in Armenia and Azerbaijan
- 11 Beyond Frontiers: Engagement and Artistic Freedom in South Caucasus Modern Culture (Armenia and Azerbaijan)
- List of Contributors
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 January 2021
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- On the Spelling, Words and Map in This Book
- Map
- Introduction
- 1 Gábor Bálint de Szentkatolna (1844-1913) and the Study of Kabardian
- 2 The Ethnic-Political Arrangement of the Peoples of the Caucasus
- 3 An Island of Classical Arabic in the Caucasus: Dagestan
- 4 Chechnya and Russia, between Revolt and Loyalty
- 5 Recent Political History of the South Caucasus in the Context of Transition
- 6 Authoritarianism and Party Politics in the South Caucasus
- 7 Between State and Nation Building: The Debate about ‘Ethnicity’ in Georgian Citizens’ ID Cards
- 8 The War in South Ossetia, August 2008: Four Perspectives
- 9 The Recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia: A New Era in International Law
- 10 Freedom of Speech in the Caucasus: Watch-dog Needed in Armenia and Azerbaijan
- 11 Beyond Frontiers: Engagement and Artistic Freedom in South Caucasus Modern Culture (Armenia and Azerbaijan)
- List of Contributors
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- Exploring the Caucasus in the 21st CenturyEssays on Culture, History and Politics in a Dynamic Context, pp. 9 - 10Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2010