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A Little War that Shook the World: Georgia, Russia, and the Future of the West
Author: Ronald Asmus
ISBN-10: 0230617735
ISBN-13: 9780230617735
Published: 2010-01-19
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Book Description:
The brief war between Russia and Georgia in August 2008 seemed to many like an unexpected shot out of the blue that was gone as quickly as it came. 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 its muscle in the twenty-first century. A Little War that Shook the World is a fascinating look at the breakdown of relations between Russia and the West, the decay and decline of the Western Alliance itself, and the fate of Eastern Europe in a time of economic crisis.
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Georgia
Author: Tim Burford
ISBN-10: 1898323984
ISBN-13: 9781898323983
Published: 1999-11-01
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
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Book Description:
This up-to-date guide with its comprehensive information on the break-away Soviet state of Georgia has coverage on the capitol, wilderness, hikes around the Black Sea, the Caucasus mountains and much more.
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The Georgian Feast: The Vibrant Culture and Savory Food of the Republic of Georgia
Author: Darra Goldstein
ISBN-10: 0520219295
ISBN-13: 9780520219298
Published: 1999-07-14
Publisher: University of California Press
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According to Georgian legend, God took a supper break while creating the world. He became so involved with his meal that he inadvertently tripped over the high peaks of the Caucasus, spilling his food onto the land below. The land blessed by Heaven's table scraps was Georgia.Nestled in the Caucasus mountain range between the Black and Caspian seas, the Republic of Georgia is as beautiful as it is bountiful. The unique geography of the land, which includes both alpine and subtropical zones, has created an enviable culinary tradition. In The Georgian Feast, Darra Goldstein explores the rich and robust culture of Georgia and offers a variety of tempting recipes.The book opens with a fifty-page description of the culture and food of Georgia. Next are over one hundred recipes, often accompanied by notes on the history of the dish. Holiday menus, a glossary of Georgian culinary terms, and an annotated bibliography round out the volume.
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Georgia Diary: A Chronicle of War and Political Chaos in the Post-Soviet Caucasus
Author: Thomas Goltz
ISBN-10: 0765617102
ISBN-13: 9780765617101
Published: 2006-06
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
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The Guns of August 2008: Russia's War in Georgia (Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus)
Author: Svante E. Cornell
ISBN-10: 0765625083
ISBN-13: 9780765625083
Published: 2009-06-30
Publisher: M.E.Sharpe
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Georgia: Sovereign Country of the Caucasus (Odyssey Illustrated Guide)
Author: Roger Rosen
ISBN-10: 9622177484
ISBN-13: 9789622177482
Published: 2004-09-01
Publisher: Odyssey Pubns
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This comprehensivve guidebook about Georgia reflects the tumultuous geopolitical reality of the country in the new mellennium.
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Pride of Small Nations: The Caucasus and Post-Soviet Disorder (Politics in Contemporary Asia)
Author: Suzanne Goldenberg
ISBN-10: 1856492370
ISBN-13: 9781856492379
Published: 1994-09
Publisher: Zed Books
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Book Description:
The Caucasus is the mountainous region between Europe and Asia, Islam and Christianity, Turk and Slav. The break-up of the Soviet Union has given way to ethnic hatred, internecine warfare and political instability region. This book provides an introduction to each of the new republics - Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan - as well as to the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and the micro-states of the North Caucasus, which lie uneasily within the Russian Republic. Against the background of current geopolitical rivalries and historical enmities, the author explores the issues - including the fragility of democratic institutions; the competition between the old communist apparatchiks and the new nationalist demagogues; the Ossetian, Abkhazian and Chechen secessions; ecological damage and economic disintegration; and the importance of ethnic and Islamic consciousness.
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Stories I Stole
Author: Wendell Steavenson
ISBN-10: 080214067X
ISBN-13: 9780802140678
Published: 2004-02-24
Publisher: Grove Press
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Book Description:
Fed up with working for Time magazine in London, Wendell Steavenson spent two years in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. Stories I Stole captures the exuberance of a fledgling nation of local despots, mountain tribes, blood feuds, and an unlimited flow of red wine. From President Shevardnadze's rigged elections to horse races high in the mountains; from the eerie roadside artifacts of the Soviet era to the farcical power outages in the dead of winter, here is Georgia: weird, invigorating, and still coming to grips with the legacy of its most famous son, Joseph Stalin. Far more than a travel book, this is a scintillating menagerie of true stories peopled by vivid — and sometimes insane — characters. In the beach resort of Sukhumi, once the destination of every fashionable Russian but now wracked by civil war, Wendell plays hangman with a secret policeman. In the capital Tbilisi — ensconced in Levan's Magic Room or lounging in the steam baths — she hears about the latest duel or kidnapping. In Khevsureti, the meadows are dotted with blue-painted beehives and yellow flowers, while just over the border, there is war in Chechnya.
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The Mysteries of the Caucasus
Author: Dorota Gierycz
ISBN-10: 1453556877
ISBN-13: 9781453556870
Published: 2010-09-23
Publisher: Xlibris, Corp.
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The author, a former senior United Nations official stationed in Sukhumi and Tbilisi, tells the stories of people in Abkhazia and Georgia proper, intertwined with astute and timely analysis of the political events that have shaped the small Caucasus nation in the years since she gained her independence—from the rise and fall of Shevardnadze, the hero of perestroika and the West’s favourite “democrat”, to the era of Saakashvili, the proclaimed “beacon of democracy”, increasingly authoritarian and challenged by a discontented public. The analysis is also anchored in Georgia’s history and collective memory, indelibly marked by the lasting impact of the brutal rule of Stalin and Beria and the ever-present shadow and interference of Russia.
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The Classic Cuisine of Soviet Georgia: History, Traditions, and Recipes
Author: Julianne Margvelashvili
ISBN-10: 0131382152
ISBN-13: 9780131382152
Published: 1991-08
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Description:
This cookbook captures the cuisine of Soviet Georgia in more than 100 traditional recipes, including dishes such as mtsvadi (skewered lamb), kupati (meat sausage), tolmas (stuffed grape leaves), kada (Georgian kweet bread), and pakhlava kartulat (Georgian bakhlava). More than just a cookery book, this text is rich with lore, lifestyle, history and the unique cultural and religious traditions of Soviet Georgia. Including sections on special ingredients, with American equivalents, Georgian wines, and the rituals of the Georgian table and the tamada (toastmaster).
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