03289oam 2200613 450 991079241290332120240206180153.01-317-45652-11-315-69966-41-317-45653-X1-282-55486-797866125548650-7656-2509-110.4324/9781315699660(OCoLC)608692368(MiFhGG)GVRL3XRL(EXLCZ)99267000000001841220090514d2009 uy 0engurun#---uuuuatxtccrThe guns of August 2008 Russia's war in Georgia /Svante E. Cornell & S. Frederick Starr, editorsArmonk, N.Y. :M.E. Sharpe,2009.1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrationsStudies of Central Asia and the CaucasusDescription based on print version record.0-7656-2508-3 0-7656-2507-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 / 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.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.Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus.National securityEuropeCase studiesGeorgia (Republic)Military relationsRussia (Federation)Russia (Federation)Military relationsGeorgia (Republic)Georgia (Republic)Foreign relationsRussia (Federation)Russia (Federation)Foreign relationsGeorgia (Republic)South Ossetia (Georgia)History, Military21st centuryAbkhazia (Georgia)History, Military21st centuryCaucasus, SouthHistory, Military21st centuryRussia (Federation)Foreign relationsRussia (Federation)Military policyNational security947.5808/62Cornell Svante E.Starr S. FrederickMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910792412903321The guns of August 20083871278UNINA