The guns of August 2008 : Russia's war in Georgia / Svante E. Cornell & S. Frederick Starr, editors.

Other author Cornell, Svante E.
Other author Starr, S. Frederick.
Format Book
Publication InfoArmonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2009.
Descriptionxiv, 279 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects
National security--Europe. --Case studies.
Russia (Federation)--Military relations. --Georgia (Republic).
Georgia (Republic)--Military relations. --Russia (Federation).
Georgia (Republic)--Foreign relations. --Russia (Federation).
Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations. --Georgia (Republic).
South Ossetia (Georgia)--History, Military. --21st century.
Abkhazia (Georgia)--History, Military. --21st century.
Caucasus, South--History, Military. --21st century.
Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations.
Russia (Federation)--Military policy.

SeriesStudies of Central Asia and the Caucasus
Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus. ^A589198
Contents The paradox of living in paradise : Georgia's descent into chaos / Thomas Goltz -- Georgian-Russian relations in the 1990s / Thornike Gordadze -- The Russian leadership's preparation for war, 1999-2008 / Andrei Illarionov -- Georgia's Rose Revolution : the break with the past / Niklas Nilsson -- From neglect to duress : the West and the Georgian crisis before the 2008 war / Stephen Blank -- The Saakashvili administration's reaction to Russian policies before the 2008 war / David Smith -- From Sukhumi to Tskhinvali : the path to war in Georgia / Johanna Popjanevski -- After August 7 : the escalation of the Russia-Georgia war / Pavel Felgenhauer -- Defining victory and defeat : the information war between Russia and Georgia / Paul Goble -- The external implications of the Russia-Georgia war / James Sherr.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009019849
ISBN9780765625076 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0765625075 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780765625083 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0765625083 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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