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Titolo |
The guns of August 2008 : Russia's war in Georgia / / Svante E. Cornell & S. Frederick Starr, editors |
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Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-45652-1 |
1-315-69966-4 |
1-317-45653-X |
1-282-55486-7 |
9786612554865 |
0-7656-2509-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National security - Europe |
Georgia (Republic) Military relations Russia (Federation) |
Russia (Federation) Military relations Georgia (Republic) |
Georgia (Republic) Foreign relations Russia (Federation) |
Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Georgia (Republic) |
South Ossetia (Georgia) History, Military 21st century |
Abkhazia (Georgia) History, Military 21st century |
Caucasus, South History, Military 21st century |
Russia (Federation) Foreign relations |
Russia (Federation) Military policy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based on print version record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The paradox of living in paradise : Georgia's descent into chaos / Thomas Goltz -- Georgian-Russian relations in the 1990s / Thornike Gordadze -- The Russian leadership's preparation for war, 1999-2008 / Andrei Illarionov -- Georgia's Rose Revolution : the break with the past / Niklas Nilsson -- From neglect to duress : the West and the Georgian crisis before the 2008 war / Stephen Blank -- The Saakashvili administration's reaction to Russian policies before the 2008 war / |
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David Smith -- From Sukhumi to Tskhinvali : the path to war in Georgia / Johanna Popjanevski -- After August 7 : the escalation of the Russia-Georgia war / Pavel Felgenhauer -- Defining victory and defeat : the information war between Russia and Georgia / Paul Goble -- The external implications of the Russia-Georgia war / James Sherr. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is designed to present the facts about the Russian-Georgian war of 2008 along with comprehensive coverage of the background to those events. It brings together a wealth of expertise on the South Caucasus and Russian foreign policy, with contributions by Russian, Georgian, European, and American experts on the region. |
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