The Captive and the Gift: Cultural Histories of Sovereignty in Russia and the Caucasus (Culture and Society after Socialism)
"Bruce Grant investigates the many cultural effects that Russia's unsolicited gift of empire has produced in both Russia and the Caucasus over the last two centuries. Combining fieldwork with historical research and literary analysis, Grant moves beyond Russocentric perspectives through which the Caucasus is conventionally understood. The Captive and the Gift is a remarkable work of cultural history and a model of interdisciplinary scholarship."—Adeeb Khalid, Carleton College