The Circassians
Subtitle: a handbook
By: Amjad Jaimoukha.
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
Subjects: Circassians.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-370) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  Acknowledgements  Maps  Introduction 1. People and land  2. History: earliest to 18th century  3. History: the Russian-Circassian War to the collapse of the Soviet Union  4. Politics and current affairs  5. The Diaspora  6. Economy  7. Religion and beliefs  8. Social structure  9. Customs and traditions  10. Folklore  11. Arts, crafts, and architecture  12. Music and dance  13. Language and linguistic policy  14. Literature  15. Theatre, media, and film Afterword; title: Further Reading: Proverbs and sayings Chronology Appendices  1. The Circassian Pantheon and caste system  2. Latinized Kabardian alphabet  3. Circassian lexicography  4. Bibliographies and journals Bibliography  Notes  Index