The Caucasus: A History - Hardcover

Forsyth, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521872952 ISBN 13: 9780521872959

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

For the first time, this major new survey of the Caucasus traces a unified narrative history of this complex and turbulent region at the borderlands of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, from prehistory to the present. For thousands of years the Caucasus has formed the intersection of routes of migration, invasion, trade and culture, and a geographical bridge between Europe and Asia, subject to recurring imperial invasion. Drawing on sources in English, Russian, Persian and Arabic, amongst others, this authoritative study centres on the region's many indigenous peoples, including Abkhazians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Chechens and Circassians, and their relations with outsiders who still play an important part in the life of the region today. The book presents a critical view of the historical role of Russian imperialism in events in the Caucasian countries, and the violent struggle of some of these peoples in their efforts to establish a precarious independence.

About this title

Book Description:

This authoritative survey of the Caucasus traces a unified narrative history of this complex and turbulent region at the borderlands of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Centring on the region's indigenous peoples, the book presents a critical view of the role of Russian imperialism in the Caucasian countries.

About the Author:

James Forsyth is former Reader and Head of the Department of Russian at the University of Aberdeen. His publications include A History of the Peoples of Siberia (Cambridge, 1992).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0521872952
• ISBN 13: 9780521872959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 938