02674nam 22004931 450 991046767450332120180530124851.00-7556-2010-01-78673-962-30-85773-586-110.5040/9780755620104(CKB)4340000000263527(MiAaPQ)EBC5340608(Au-PeEL)EBL5340608(CaPaEBR)ebr11541139(OCoLC)855705113(UtOrBLW)bpp09265158(EXLCZ)99434000000026352720200603d2013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGeorgia a political history since independence /Stephen JonesLondon ;New York :I.B.Tauris ;New York :Distributed in the U.S. and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,2013.1 online resource (xxii, 376 pages) illustrations, maps1-78453-085-9 1-84511-338-1 Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-359) and index.Pt. 1. The best of times, the worst of times : 1985-1995. Georgia : a divided nation -- Prelude to revolution -- Populism in Georgia : the Gamsakhurdia phenomenon -- The interregnum -- pt. 2. State and society : 1995-2011. Democracy from below? -- The state -- The economy -- The myth of Georgian nationalism -- National security and foreign policy."Georgia emerged from the fall of the Soviet empire in 1991 with the promise of swift economic and democratic reform. But that promise remains unfulfilled. Economic collapse, secessionist challenges, civil war and the failure to escape the legacy of Soviet rule - culminating in the 2008 war with Russia - characterise a two-decade struggle to establish democratic institutions and consolidate statehood. Here, Stephen Jones critically analyses Georgia's recent political and economic development, illustrating what its 'transition' has meant, not just for the state, but for its citizens as well. An authoritative and commanding exploration of Georgia since independence, this is essential for those interested in the post-Soviet world."--Bloomsbury publishing.European historyBICGeorgia (Republic)Politics and government1991-Georgia (Republic)Social conditions1991-European history.947.58086Jones Stephen F.311184UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910467674503321Georgia2009966UNINA