Description
Book SynopsisThe full sweep of Georgian history from medieval times to the present era of civil strife in an independent republic.
Trade Review"... the best study in English to date for an understanding of Georgian nationalism." Religious Studies Review "... the standard account of Georgian history in English." American Historical Review "... tour de force research ... fascinating reading." American Political Science Review
Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition
Preface
Note on Transliteration and Dating
Part One
The Rise and Fall of the Georgian Monarchies
1 The Formation of the Georgian Nation
2 Christian Georgia: The First Thousand Years
3 The Long Twilight of the Georgian Kingdoms
Part Two
Georgia in the Russian Empire
4 Russian Rule and Georgian Society
5 Emancipation anh the End of Seigneurial Georgia
6 Thge Emergence of Political Society
7 Marxism and the National Struggle
8 The End of Tsarist Georgia
Part Three
Revolutionary and Soviet Georgia
9 Revolution and Republic
10 Bolshevik Georgia
11 Stalin's Revolution
12 Stalinism in Georgia
13 Georgia and Soviet Nationality Policy since Stalin
14 The Georgian Road to Independece
Glossary
Notes
Bibliographical Note
Index
