2 Setting the Stage: The Past, the Nation, and the State

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1 Introduction: War and Peace in the Caucasus 1
5. 2 Setting the Stage: The Past, the Nation, and the State 11
6. 3 Making Sense: Conflict Theory and the Caucasus 42
7. 4 Wars over Chechnya 70
8. 5 Wars in Georgia 115
9. 6 The War over Karabakh 152
10. 7 Wars That Did Not Happen: Dagestan and Ajaria 186
11. 8 Conclusion: Post-Soviet Wars and Theories of Internal Wars 209
12. Notes 231
13. Bibliography 247
14. Index 263
15. About the Author 289