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UNINA9910464683103321 |
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Mühlfried Florian |
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Being a state and states of being in highland Georgia / / Florian Mühlfried |
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New York ; ; Oxford, England : , : Berghahn, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (262 p.) |
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EASA Series ; ; Volume 24 |
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Central-local government relations - Georgia (Republic) |
Citizenship - Georgia (Republic) - Tʻušetʻi |
Government, Resistance to - Georgia (Republic) - Tʻušetʻi |
Post-communism - Georgia (Republic) - Tʻušetʻi |
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Georgia (Republic) Politics and government 1991- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Tables; Acknowledgements; Note on Transcription; Introduction; 1 A Mobile Field; 2 Hidden Treasures in the Mountains and a State that Comes and Goes; 3 Reborn Citizens in a Post-Soviet Landscape; 4 Three Ways to Be a State; 5 Triple Winning and Simple Losing; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index |
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The highland region of the republic of Georgia, one of the former Soviet Socialist Republics, has long been legendary for its beauty. It is often assumed that the state has only made partial inroads into this region, and is mostly perceived as alien. Taking a fresh look at the Georgian highlands allows the author to consider perennial questions of citizenship, belonging, and mobility in a context that has otherwise been known only for its folkloric dimensions. Scrutinizing forms of identification with the state at its margins, as well as local encounters with the erratic Soviet and post-Sov |
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UNINA9910451445803321 |
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Autore |
Tighe Justin |
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Constructing Suiyuan [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of northwestern territory and development in early twentieth-century China / / by Justin Tighe |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2005 |
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1-280-86839-2 |
9786610868391 |
1-4294-5352-4 |
90-474-0788-1 |
1-4337-0464-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 p.) |
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Brill's Inner Asian library, , 1566-7162 ; ; 15 |
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Electronic books. |
Suiyuan Sheng (China) Politics and government |
Suiyuan Sheng (China) History |
China History 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-290) and index. |
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List of Maps and Tables; Abbreviations; A Note on Language and Referencing; Preface; Introduction Constructing Suiyuan; Chapter One Before Suiyuan: Qing Order Beyond the Pass; Chapter Two Territorial and Administrative Elaboration; Chapter Three Land Reclamation, Agriculture and Pastoralism; Chapter Four Poverty, Backwardness and Education; Chapter Five Suiyuan and the Challenge of Mongol Space; Chapter Six Suiyuan and the Rise of Beile-yin sume; Epilogue Suiyuan Effaced; Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms; Bibliography; Index |
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A detailed examination of the making of a new province in China's Inner Asian borderlands in the early 20th century providing new insights into the spatial and territorial aspects of modern Chinese state and nation building. |
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