03226nam 2200697 450 991081285070332120200520144314.01-78238-297-610.1515/9781782382973(CKB)3710000000128731(EBL)1375301(SSID)ssj0001223929(PQKBManifestationID)12521101(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001223929(PQKBWorkID)11259869(PQKB)10231214(MiAaPQ)EBC1375301(Au-PeEL)EBL1375301(CaPaEBR)ebr10882944(CaONFJC)MIL618689(OCoLC)881461973(DE-B1597)637593(DE-B1597)9781782382973(EXLCZ)99371000000012873120140626h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBeing a state and states of being in highland Georgia /Florian MühlfriedNew York ;Oxford, England :Berghahn,2014.©20141 online resource (262 p.)EASA Series ;Volume 24Description based upon print version of record.1-306-87438-6 1-78238-296-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 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-SovEASA series ;Volume 24.Central-local government relationsGeorgia (Republic)CitizenshipGeorgia (Republic)TʻušetʻiGovernment, Resistance toGeorgia (Republic)TʻušetʻiPost-communismGeorgia (Republic)TʻušetʻiGeorgia (Republic)Politics and government1991-Anthropology (General), Mobility Studies, Development Studies.Central-local government relationsCitizenshipGovernment, Resistance toPost-communism320.94758Mühlfried Florian1044526MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812850703321Being a state and states of being in highland Georgia4078566UNINA