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Russian-American Relationsby Hafeez Malik
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2000; US$ 135.00This is a collective endeavour to highlight the role of Islam in the emerging pattern of relations between Russia and the United States. It highlights particularly the role that the two autonomous republics within the Russian Federation - Tatarstan and Bashkortostan - play in Eurasia. Some analysts have described them as the soft underbelly of the Russian Federation. Future trends are also indicated, which delineate the dilemmas of the Russian state for its territorial integrity and national self-determination of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan within the Russian Federation. This book also analyses Russian-US relations with Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. These states indeed play, according to these analyses, a crucial role in Eurasia,... more...
The Russian Army in a Time of Troublesby Pavel Baev
Sage Publications Ltd. 1996; US$ 52.95This study of the Russian army and how it has fared in the uncertain transitional period since independence in December 1991 provides the basis for understanding its present and potential future role in the new political developments within Russia. Following an historical overview of Russia's security agenda and an examination of the Russian//Soviet army's tradition of involvement in politics, the book then examines Russia's current security interests and the role of the army in protecting them. Geopolitical perspectives are linked to the security issues of the `Near Abroad', and to the nuclear dimension of security. Pavel K Baev then considers the question of the feasibility of political control over the Russian army. The problem... more...
The Colour Revolutions in the Former Soviet Republicsby Donnacha Ó Beacháin; Abel Polese
Taylor & Francis 2010; US$ 148.00During the first decade of the 21st century, a remarkable phenomenon swept through the former Soviet Union changing the political, social and cultural landscape. This book examines the significance of these regime-change processes for the post-Soviet world in particular and for global politics in the 21st century. more...
The Caucasus Under Soviet Ruleby Alex Marshall
Taylor & Francis 2010; US$ 165.00The Caucasus is a strategically and economically important region in contemporary global affairs. This book argues that understanding the Soviet legacy in the region is critical to analysing both the states of the Transcaucasus and the autonomous territories of the North Caucasus. It examines the impact of Soviet rule on the Caucasus. more...
Crusading and Chronicle Writing on the Medieval Baltic Frontierby Marek Tamm; Linda Kaljundi; Carsten Selch Jensen
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 134.95The Chronicle of Henry of Livonia, written by a missionary priest in the early thirteenth century to record the history of the crusades to Livonia and Estonia in around 1186-1227, offers one of the most vivid examples of the early thirteenth century crusading ideology in practice. While recent years have produced a significant amount of new research into Henry of Livonia, much of it has been limited to particular historical traditions and languages. A key objective of this book is to synthesise the current state of research for the international scholarly audience. The first part, 'Representations,' brings into focus the imaginary sphere of the chronicle - the various images brought into existence by the amalgamation of crusading and... more...
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