The guns of August 2008 : Russia's war in Georgia /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Cornell, Svante E., Starr, S. Frederick
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2009.
Series:	Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Subjects:	South Ossetia War, 2008. Georgia (Republic) > Military relations > Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation) > Military relations > Georgia (Republic) 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. National security > Europe > Case studies. HISTORY. Diplomatic relations. Military policy. Military relations. National security. South Caucasus. Europe. Georgia (Republic) Georgia (Republic) > Abkhazia. Georgia (Republic) > South Ossetia. Russia (Federation) 2000-2099 Electronic books.
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Table of 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.