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Roots and Ruins

Life in a Lost Village and Twenty-One Years of Soviet Citizenship

by Ali Askerov ...

In Roots and Ruins, Ali Askerov brings to life his boyhood in the Azerbaijani village of Black Bag in Soviet Armenia-a place of rushing rivers, changing seasons, and enduring traditions, now erased by war and politics. With vivid storytelling, Askerov captures both the warmth of village life and the upheaval of displacement as ethnic tensions flare and the Soviet Union collapses. His memoir is not ... Read more

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In Roots and Ruins, Ali Askerov brings to life his boyhood in the Azerbaijani village of Black Bag in Soviet Armenia-a place of rushing rivers, changing seasons, and enduring traditions, now erased by war and politics. With vivid storytelling, Askerov captures both the warmth of village life and the upheaval of displacement as ethnic tensions flare and the Soviet Union collapses. His memoir is not
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Transformative Change

An Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies

by Cathryne L. Schmitz, Barbara T. Strahl, Emily M. Janke, Laura E. Reimer, Thomas G. Matyók, Ali Askerov ...

Series series Peace and Conflict Studies
This foundational Peace and Conflict Studies text is formatted to fit inside a 14 week college/university term. The chapters are designed to provide a succinct overview of research, theory, and practice that can be supplemented with material chosen by the professor. The book introduces students to the core concepts of the field, and provides an up to date alternative to the Peace and Conflict ... Read more

$49.39 USD

This foundational Peace and Conflict Studies text is formatted to fit inside a 14 week college/university term. The chapters are designed to provide a succinct overview of research, theory, and practice that can be supplemented with material chosen by the professor. The book introduces students to the core concepts of the field, and provides an up to date alternative to the Peace and Conflict
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The Continuing Struggle for Chechnya

Insights into the Past and Present

by Ali Askerov ...

Ali Askerov theorizes that although the Russo-Chechen wars that unfolded between 1994 and 1996, and again from 1999 to 2008, the Chechen predicament continues to remain uncertain. The enduring demand of the Chechen people for national independence persists, while Russia’s ruthless aggression towards its ethnic minorities and neighboring sovereign nations exhibits no discernible signs of ... Read more

$105.29 USD

Ali Askerov theorizes that although the Russo-Chechen wars that unfolded between 1994 and 1996, and again from 1999 to 2008, the Chechen predicament continues to remain uncertain. The enduring demand of the Chechen people for national independence persists, while Russia’s ruthless aggression towards its ethnic minorities and neighboring sovereign nations exhibits no discernible signs of
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Post-Soviet Conflicts

The Thirty Years’ Crisis

by Ali Askerov, Stefan Brooks, Lasha Tchantouridze, Joldon Kutmanaliev, S. Neil MacFarlane, David Matsaberidze, Malte Müller, Sait Ocakli0, Zurab Tchiaberashvili1, Kamala Valiyeva2, Mairbek Vatchagaev3, Sam Whitt4, Musa Qasimli5, Idil P. Izmirli6, Robert Bruce Ware7 ...

In the 30 years since the emergence of the post-Soviet conflicts things have both changed and remained the same – continuities and changes in post-Soviet conflicts are the primary themes of this volume – it addresses all major wars, civil wars, and rebellions in the former Soviet Union. The volume focuses on factors that have contributed or may contribute to the resolution of the post-Soviet ... Read more

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In the 30 years since the emergence of the post-Soviet conflicts things have both changed and remained the same – continuities and changes in post-Soviet conflicts are the primary themes of this volume – it addresses all major wars, civil wars, and rebellions in the former Soviet Union. The volume focuses on factors that have contributed or may contribute to the resolution of the post-Soviet
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Historical Dictionary of the Chechen Conflict

by Ali Askerov ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest
Since the escalation of the war in the North Caucasus in the eighteenth century, the political map of the world has changed repeatedly and dramatically, and many major wars and bloody revolutions ripped through the world. But the nature of the struggle between Russia and Chechnya is still the same. The former wants to dominate Chechnya coercively, while the latter wants to win its freedom from ... Read more

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Since the escalation of the war in the North Caucasus in the eighteenth century, the political map of the world has changed repeatedly and dramatically, and many major wars and bloody revolutions ripped through the world. But the nature of the struggle between Russia and Chechnya is still the same. The former wants to dominate Chechnya coercively, while the latter wants to win its freedom from
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Contemporary Russo–Turkish Relations

From Crisis to Cooperation

by Ali Askerov, Ilyas Topsakal, Sergey Kizima, Chulpan Ildarhanova, Lasha Tchantouridzé, Kamala Valiyeva, Cemre Pekcan, Tugce Varol, Soner Karagül, Stefan Brooks0, Abulfaz Suleymanov1, Mithat Baydur2, Togrul Ismayil3, Funda Civelekoglu4, Ibrahim Arslan5, Sean Byrne6 ...

The Syrian Civil War started in March 2011 and still continues. It causes death, turmoil, humanitarian crisis, and mass migration in the region. Numerous state and non-state actors are involved in this multi-sided armed conflict. On 24 November 2015, Turkey shoots down a Russian fighter jet on its border and this event becomes the turning point in Russo–Turkish relations. An economic and ... Read more

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The Syrian Civil War started in March 2011 and still continues. It causes death, turmoil, humanitarian crisis, and mass migration in the region. Numerous state and non-state actors are involved in this multi-sided armed conflict. On 24 November 2015, Turkey shoots down a Russian fighter jet on its border and this event becomes the turning point in Russo–Turkish relations. An economic and
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Communication and Conflict Transformation through Local, Regional, and Global Engagement

by Peter M. Kellett, Thomas G. Matyók, Ali Askerov, Benjamin J. Broome, Luke Brenneman, Stacey L. Connaughton, Heather Curry, Stanley Deetz, David Derezotes0, Leonard C. Hawes1, Yvan Yenda Ilunga2, Hannah Karolak3, Jieyoung Kong4, Natalia Kovalyova5, Kai Kuang6, Marc Eric Lane7, Susan Mancino8, Ifat Maoz9, Sally Planalp0, Laura E. Reimer1, Yiftach Ron2, Sarah E. Ryan3, Andrew R. Smith4, Susan Szmania5, Liliya Yakova6, Jeremy A. Rinker7, Donald G. Ellis8, Eddah Mbula Mutua9, Ellen W. Gorsevski0, George Cheney1 ...

Series series Peace and Conflict Studies
Central to a transformational approach to conflict is the idea that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns, and social and discursive structures—and must be addressed as such. This implies the need for systemic change at generative levels, in order to create genuine transformation at the level of particular conflicts. Central, also, to this book is the idea that ... Read more

$129.59 USD

Central to a transformational approach to conflict is the idea that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns, and social and discursive structures—and must be addressed as such. This implies the need for systemic change at generative levels, in order to create genuine transformation at the level of particular conflicts. Central, also, to this book is the idea that
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Overreach

The Inside Story of Putin’s War Against Ukraine

by Owen Matthews ...

Winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize 2023*A Telegraph Book of the Year*A Times Best Book of Summer 2023*Shortlisted for the Parliamentary Book Awards*An astonishing investigation into the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war – from the corridors of the Kremlin to the trenches of Mariupol.The Russo-Ukrainian War is the most serious geopolitical crisis ... ... Read more

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Winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize 2023*A Telegraph Book of the Year*A Times Best Book of Summer 2023*Shortlisted for the Parliamentary Book Awards*An astonishing investigation into the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war – from the corridors of the Kremlin to the trenches of Mariupol.The Russo-Ukrainian War is the most serious geopolitical crisis ...
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Putin's World

Russia Against the West and with the Rest

by Angela Stent ...

**From renowned foreign policy expert Angela Stent comes a dissection of how Putin created a paranoid and polarized world—and increased Russia's status on the global stage."Putin's World is the definitive guide to understanding the tangled history of post-Cold War Russia and its place in the world. Angela Stent offers a thoughtful, sober, and elegantly-written perspective that could not be more ... Read more

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**From renowned foreign policy expert Angela Stent comes a dissection of how Putin created a paranoid and polarized world—and increased Russia's status on the global stage."Putin's World is the definitive guide to understanding the tangled history of post-Cold War Russia and its place in the world. Angela Stent offers a thoughtful, sober, and elegantly-written perspective that could not be more
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Where the West Ends

Stories From the Balkans, the Black Sea, and the Caucasus

by Michael J. Totten ...

Prize-winning author Michael J. Totten returns with a masterpiece of travel writing and history in this journey through thirteen nations—all but two formerly communist—just beyond the edge of the West where few casual travelers venture. His work as an independent foreign correspondent takes him deep into the field beyond the sensational headlines, from his hilariously miserable road trip through ... Read more

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Prize-winning author Michael J. Totten returns with a masterpiece of travel writing and history in this journey through thirteen nations—all but two formerly communist—just beyond the edge of the West where few casual travelers venture. His work as an independent foreign correspondent takes him deep into the field beyond the sensational headlines, from his hilariously miserable road trip through
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Death Is Our Business

Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare

by John Lechner ...

"Extraordinary."-CHRIS MILLER, author of Chip War"Incredible."****-ANNIE JACOBSEN, author of Nuclear War, via XFrom John Lechner, "an amazingly bold reporter" (Adam Hochschild), the shocking inside story of how the Wagner Group made private military companies inextricable from Russia's anti-Western foreign strategy.In 2014, a well-trained, mysterious band of mercenaries arrived in Ukraine, part of ... Read more

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"Extraordinary."-CHRIS MILLER, author of Chip War"Incredible."****-ANNIE JACOBSEN, author of Nuclear War, via XFrom John Lechner, "an amazingly bold reporter" (Adam Hochschild), the shocking inside story of how the Wagner Group made private military companies inextricable from Russia's anti-Western foreign strategy.In 2014, a well-trained, mysterious band of mercenaries arrived in Ukraine, part of
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Black Garden

Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War, 10th Year Anniversary Edition, Revised and Updated

by Thomas de Waal ...

“Brilliant.”—Time “Admirable, rigorous. De Waal [is] a wise and patient reporter.”—The New York Review of Books “Never have all the twists and turns, sad carnage, and bullheadedness on all side been better described—or indeed, better explained…Offers a deeper and more compelling account of the conflict than anyone before.”—Foreign Affairs ... ... Read more

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“Brilliant.”—Time “Admirable, rigorous. De Waal [is] a wise and patient reporter.”—The New York Review of Books “Never have all the twists and turns, sad carnage, and bullheadedness on all side been better described—or indeed, better explained…Offers a deeper and more compelling account of the conflict than anyone before.”—Foreign Affairs ...
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