Chechnya
Subtitle: life in a war-torn society
By: Valery Tishkov ; with a foreword by Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
Series: California series in public anthropology ;; 6
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Chechni͡a︡ (Russia) -- History -- Civil War, 1994- -- Social aspects; Chechni͡a︡ (Russia) -- History -- Civil War, 1994- -- Personal narratives, Chechen
Genres: Personal narratives, Chechen.
Description: This is an illumination of one of the world's most troubled regions from a unique perspective - that of a prominent Russian intellectual. Valery Tishkov examines the evolution of the war in Chechnya that erupted in 1994, untangling the myths and the long-held resentments that have fueled the crisis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-267) and index.