The guns of August 2008 : Russia's war in Georgia / / Svante E. Cornell & S. Frederick Starr, editors

• Pubblicazione: Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 947.5808/62
• Soggetto topico: National security - Europe
• Soggetto geografico: Georgia (Republic) Military relations Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) Military relations Georgia (Republic); Georgia (Republic) Foreign relations Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Georgia (Republic); South Ossetia (Georgia) History, Military 21st century; Abkhazia (Georgia) History, Military 21st century; Caucasus, South History, Military 21st century; Russia (Federation) Foreign relations; Russia (Federation) Military policy
• Persona (resp. second.): CornellSvante E.; StarrS. Frederick
• Note generali: Description based on print version record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The guns of August 2008
• ISBN: 1-317-45652-1; 1-315-69966-4; 1-317-45653-X; 1-282-55486-7; 9786612554865; 0-7656-2509-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814030603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus.