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The guns of August 2008 : Russia's war in Georgia
- Title
- The guns of August 2008 : Russia's war in Georgia / Svante E. Cornell & S. Frederick Starr, editors.
- Publication
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2009], ©2009.
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- Description
- xiv, 279 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus
- Uniform Title
- Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus.
- Subjects
- Russia (Federation) > Military relations > Georgia (Republic)
- Caucasus, South > History, Military > 21st century
- Abkhazia (Georgia) > History, Military > 21st century
- Russia (Federation) > Military policy
- South Ossetia (Georgia) > History, Military > 21st century
- Georgia (Republic) > Foreign relations > Russia (Federation)
- National security > Europe > Case studies
- Georgia (Republic) > Military relations > Russia (Federation)
- Russia (Federation) > Foreign relations > Georgia (Republic)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction / Svante E. Cornell and S. Frederick Starr -- 2. The Paradox of Living in Paradise: Georgia's Descent into Chaos / Thomas Goltz -- 3. Georgian-Russian Relations in the 1990s / Thornike Gordadze -- 4. The Russian Leadership's Preparation for War, 1999-2008 / Andrei Illarionov -- 5. Georgia's Rose Revolution: The Break with the Past / Niklas Nilsson -- 6. From Neglect to Duress: The West and the Georgian Crisis Before the 2008 War / Stephen Blank -- 7. The Saakashvili Administration's Reaction to Russian Policies Before the 2008 War / David J. Smith -- 8. From Sukhumi to Tskhinvali: The Path to War in Georgia / Johanna Popjanevski -- 9. After August 7: The Escalation of the Russia-Georgia War / Pavel Felgenhauer -- 10. Defining Victory and Defeat: The Information War Between Russia and Georgia / Paul A. Goble -- 11. The Implications of the Russia-Georgia War for European Security / James Sherr.
- ISBN
- 9780765625076 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0765625075 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780765625083 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0765625083 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009019849
- 40017032995
- OCLC
- 323201144
- ocn323201144
- SCSB-5485289
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries