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Tamara Dragadze – Rural Families in Soviet Georgia: A Case Study in Ratcha Province

Tamara Dragadze is the only western-trained anthropologist to have done three years’ field work in any rural area of the Soviet Union 백세인생 노래. The result of her ethnographic study of a village in Ratcha Province in the foothills of the Great Caucasian Range is this unique account of family life in rural Soviet Georgia 12인의 성난 사람들 다운로드. Dragadze provides a detailed ethnography of domestic life, showing how rural families adapt their traditional ways in response to Soviet policy and including an account of women’s roles and of socialization Studio one download. Her book is an important contribution to the study of the relationship between social institutions and the State, and it demonstrates the relevance of social anthropology and detailed ethnographic case studies to political science and Soviet studies in particular 다운로드.

Dragadze, T. (2003). Rural Families in Soviet Georgia: A Case Study in Ratcha Province. Routledge.

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Zurab Karumidze, James V. Wertsch (eds.) – Enough!: The Rose Revolution In The Republic Of Georgia 2003

After more than a decade of turmoil and decline, Georgia has emerged as one of the world’s most dynamic laboratories of democracy 다운로드. The major event in this new chapter of its history is the “Rose Revolution.” A three week period of political intrigue and public demonstrations in November 2003 led to Eduard Shevardnadze’s resignation, and the result was that a demoralized and lethargic society suddenly seemed to turn into an energetic experiment in democracy 다운로드. Events subsequent to the Rose Revolution suggest that this may be just the beginning of a larger transition, but regardless of where the future leads, this bloodless rebellion will remain a fascinating chapter in its own right 다운로드. It has left a powerful impression not only on Georgians, but on people throughout the world. Admired by some and deplored by others, it has been observed closely everywhere in the former Soviet states and beyond 다운로드. This new book presents a first historical snapshot of the Rose Revolution and events leading up to it. The editors have included interviews with major players who were at the center of this historical episode as well as chapters by analysts who have tried to make sense of it from various perspectives 다운로드. The result is a multifaceted picture of an exciting, as well as perilous time.

Karumidze, Z., & Wertsch, J. V 다운로드. (Eds.). (2005). ” Enough!”: The Rose Revolution in the Republic of Georgia 2003. Nova Science Publishers.

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David Braund – Georgia in Antiquity: A History of Colchis and Transcaucasian Iberia, 550 BC-AD 562

This is the first full history of ancient Georgia ever to be written outside Georgia itself 페도라 17 다운로드. It is also an introduction to the substantial archaeological work that has been carried out in Georgia in recent decades. The principal purpose of the book is to open up ancient Georgia for the world of scholarship at large 오렌지캬라멜 다운로드. It is not only the history of a neglected region, but also a sustained attempt to inform topics and issues that are more familiar to historians of antiquity: the myths of the periphery, particularly of Medea and the Golden Fleece; the Caucasus mountains and their passes; Greek colonization; the Persian, Athenian, and Seleucid empires; Pompey’s conquest of Mithridates’ empire; the development of the Roman frontier in the eastern Black Sea region; Roman diplomacy in Iberia; the Christianization of Iberia; and Sassanian ambitions in Transcaucasia and Byzantine warfare there 다운로드. The author has lived in Georgia for substantial periods during the last decade: he has made extensive use of scholarship in Georgian and Russian, and has first-hand knowledge of most of the sites which he discusses 다운로드.

Braund, D. (1994). Georgia in Antiquity: A History of Colchis and Transcaucasian Iberia, 550 BC-AD 562. Clarendon Press 다운로드.

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Peter Nasmyth – Georgia: In the Mountains of Poetry

This is the first comprehensive cultural and historical introduction to modern Georgia 윈도우10 익스플로러 10 다운로드. 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 다운로드.

Georgia’s recorded history goes back nearly 3,000 years. The Georgians converted to Christianity in 330 and their Bagratuni monarchy endured for over 1,000 years 포켓 몬스터 xy nds 다운로드. The Soviets ruled the region from 1921 but their vigorous repression did little to eradicate the strong Georgian sense of nationhood and under Gorbachev, Georgian independence became inevitable 다운로드. Nasmyth’s lively and topical survey charts the nation’s remarkable cultural and historical journey to statehood.

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Nasmyth, P. (2006). Georgia: In the Mountains of Poetry. London: Routledge, 3rd revised edition.

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Stephen F. Jones (ed.) – War and Revolution in the Caucasus: Georgia Ablaze

The South Caucasus has traditionally been a playground of contesting empires 텐센트 카트라이더 다운로드. This region, on the edge of Europe, is associated in Western minds with ethnic conflict and geopolitical struggles in August 2008. Yet, another war broke out in this distant European periphery as Russia and Georgia clashed over the secessionist territory of South Ossetia 다운로드. The war had global ramifications culminating in deepening tensions between Russia on the one hand, and Europe and the USA on the other. Speculation on the causes and consequences of the war focused on Great Power rivalries and a new Great Game, on oil pipeline routes, and Russian imperial aspirations Gangstar 4 download.

This book takes a different tack which focuses on the domestic roots of the August 2008 war. Collectively the authors in this volume present a new multidimensional context for the war 다운로드. They analyse historical relations between national minorities in the region, look at the link between democratic development, state-building, and war, and explore the role of leadership and public opinion 비정상회담 5회. Digging beneath often simplistic geopolitical explanations, the authors give the national minorities and Georgians themselves, the voice that is often forgotten by Western analysts 다운로드.

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Jones, S 다운로드. F. (Ed.) (2011). War and Revolution in the Caucasus: Georgia Ablaze. London: Routledge.

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