Chechnya : life in a war-torn society

Chechnya : life in a war-torn society / Valery Tishkov ; with a foreword by Mikhail S. Gorbachev.

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 cr...

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Main Author: Tishkov, V. A. (Valeriĭ Aleksandrovich), 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
Series:California series in public anthropology ; 6.
Subjects:
Since 1994
HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Social aspects
HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS.
POLITICAL VIOLENCE.
ETHNIC CONFLICT.
POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
WAR VICTIMS.
CHECHNYA (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) > History > Civil War, 1994- > Social aspects.
Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) > History > Civil War, 1994- > Personal narratives, Chechen.
Russia (Federation) > Chechni︠a︡
Personal narratives
History
Personal narratives > Chechen
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
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Table of Contents:
  • FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1 Ethnography and Theory; 2 Indigenization, Deportation, and Return; 3 Contradictory Modernization; 4 Chechen Images; 5 The Road to War; 6 Dzhokhar: Hero and Devil; 7 The Sons of War; 8 The Culture of Hostage-Taking; 9 Violence in Secessionist Warfare; 10 The Impact on Family Life; 11 Religion and the Chechen Conflict; 12 The Myth and Reality of the "Great Victory"; 13 An Ideology of Extremes; 14 Chechnya as a Stage and a Role; NOTES; MAIN CHARACTERS; INFORMANTS AND INTERVIEWERS; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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