Product Description

This book is the first comprehensive cultural and historical introduction to modern Georgia. It covers the country region by region, taking the form of a literary journey through the transition from Soviet Georgia to the modern independent nation state. Georgia's recorded history goes back nearly 3,000 years. The Georgians converted to Christianity in 330 and their Bagratuni monarchy endured for over 1,000 years. The Soviets ruled the region from 1921 but their vigorous repression did little to eradicate the strong Georgian sense of nationhood. Under Gorbachev, Georgian independence became inevitable and Nasmyth's lively and topical survey charts the nation's remarkable cultural and historical journey to statehood. Peter Nasmyth is uniquely qualified to write on Georgia having travelled extensively in the country over a period of 5 years. This authoritative, lively and perceptive book is based on hundreds of interviews with modern Georgians, from country priests to black marketeers. Georgia: Mountains and Honour will be essential reading for anyone interested in this fascinating region as well as for students and researchers requiring an insight into life after the collapse of the old Soviet order in the richest and most dramatic of the former republics.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1263148 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 306 pages

Customer Reviews

An excellent, in-depth introduction to Georgia
I have read this book before leaving for a long trip to Georgia, and it has given me an incredible insight into the country, the people, and its troubled history from 1990-98.

It is very pleasing to read as such, wether you are planning to go to Georgia or not. Despite it not being a travel guide, it helped me a lot to get a feeling for the very special Georgian atmosphere, and to know how to live and "behave" in Georgia.

The author, a journalist who has worked there in the past decade, writes almost all of his text from first-hand experience, and gives a very good idea of the diversity found in the different regions of Georgia.

If you read this book, you will want to go there!