02906nam 22005891 450 991096650620332120180530124851.097807556201040755620100978178673962917867396239780857735867085773586110.5040/9780755620104(CKB)4340000000263527(MiAaPQ)EBC5340608(Au-PeEL)EBL5340608(CaPaEBR)ebr11541139(OCoLC)855705113(UtOrBLW)bpp09265158(UtOrBLW)BP9780755620104BC(Perlego)919650(EXLCZ)99434000000026352720200603d2013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGeorgia a political history since independence /Stephen Jones1st ed.London ;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, maps9781784530853 1784530859 9781845113384 1845113381 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.311184UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910966506203321Georgia4342037UNINA