Product Description

Like the other republics floating free after the demise of the Soviet empire, the independent republic of Georgia is reinventing its past, recovering what had been forgotten or distorted during the long years of Russian and Soviet rule. Whether Georgia can successfully be transformed from a society rent by conflict into a pluralistic democratic nation will depend on Georgians rethinking their history. This is the first comprehensive treatment of Georgian history, from the ethnogenesis of the Georgians in the first millennium B.C., through the period of Russian and Soviet rule in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, to the emergence of an independent republic in 1991, the ethnic and civil warfare that has ensued, and perspectives for Georgia's future.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #215271 in Books
• Published on: 1994-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 419 pages

Review
"... the best study in English to date for an understanding of Georgian nationalism." Religious Studies Review "... the standard account of Georgian history in English." American Historical Review "... tour de force research ... fascinating reading." American Political Science Review

Customer Reviews

Very biased, not worth reading
If you do not know the true story of Georgia and therefore cannot judge how biased and misleading this book is, better DON'T READ IT!!

I was surprised how a book with scientific pretensions can possibly contain such amount of disinformation. I just wonder if the author has no idea of the subject or if it is deliberate.

Such a waste of time and money!!!