LEADER 02906nam 22005891 450 001 9910966506203321 005 20180530124851.0 010 $a9780755620104 010 $a0755620100 010 $a9781786739629 010 $a1786739623 010 $a9780857735867 010 $a0857735861 024 7 $a10.5040/9780755620104 035 $a(CKB)4340000000263527 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5340608 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5340608 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11541139 035 $a(OCoLC)855705113 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09265158 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9780755620104BC 035 $a(Perlego)919650 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000263527 100 $a20200603d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGeorgia $ea political history since independence /$fStephen Jones 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cI.B.Tauris ;$aNew York :$cDistributed in the U.S. and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xxii, 376 pages) $cillustrations, maps 311 08$a9781784530853 311 08$a1784530859 311 08$a9781845113384 311 08$a1845113381 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [349]-359) and index. 327 $aPt. 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. 330 $a"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. 606 $aEuropean history$2BIC 607 $aGeorgia (Republic)$xPolitics and government$y1991- 607 $aGeorgia (Republic)$xSocial conditions$y1991- 615 7$aEuropean history. 676 $a947.58086 700 $aJones$b Stephen F.$0311184 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966506203321 996 $aGeorgia$94342037 997 $aUNINA