Let our fame be great journeys among the defiant people of the Caucasus / Oliver Bullough.
| Author/creator | Bullough, Oliver, 1977- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Basic Books |
| Description | xi, 496 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : Let us live in freedom -- Pt. 1. THE CIRCASSIANS, 1864. Are you not a Circassian? -- We share happiness, we share sadness -- I give thee that little bird -- Three hundred prime-bodied Circassians -- The Caucasus Mountains are sacred to me -- Extermination alone would keep them quiet -- A pear tree in the mountains -- Here lived the Circassians -- The Circassians do not appear in this list -- Pt. 2. THE MOUNTAIN TURKS, 1943-4. A red gramophone -- A dirty animal -- Three little boys -- The double-headed mountain -- I always fought against the class enemies -- Liquidate the bandit group -- The 'unnation' was a new phenomenon -- Playing Stalin -- Pt. 3. GROZNY, 1995. War is war, but to behave in that way is not right -- A Muslim submissive to the will of God -- The Imam and the princesses -- Fire is better than shame -- The old man Shamil -- People should not return ever -- This is all for the sake of Allah -- Everyone was scared of them -- My sons were killed -- Pt. 4. BESLAN, 2004. We offer you peace, and the choice is up to you -- I cannot even raise my eyes towards them -- It was all for nothing -- The hard shackles of evil -- I have become no one -- There is no need for this any more -- Postscript : The boy who chose an orange, not a gun. |
| Abstract | Explores the history and people of the Caucasus, recounting the resilience of the native peoples of the area despite historical invasions, persecutions, and warfare -- Source other than Library of Congress. |
| General note | Color maps on lining papers. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [463]-476) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010901944 |
| ISBN | 9780465021840 (hc.) |
| ISBN | 0465021840 (hc.) |
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