General Information

Author/Creator

Gall, Carlotta.

Language

English.

Published

New York : New York University Press, c1998.

Physical Description

xiv, 416 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

De Waal, Thomas.

Contents/Summary

Summary

The war in Chechnya left us with some of the most harrowing images in recent times: a modern European city bombed to ruins while its citizens cowered in bunkers; mass graves; mothers combing the hills for their missing sons. The product of investigative and on-the-scene reporting by two established journalists, Carlotta Gall and Thomas de Waal's captivating book recounts the story of the Chechens' violent struggle for independence, and the Kremlin politics that precipitated it. Exploring Chechnya's complex and bloody history, the work is also a portrait of Russia's failed attempt to make the transition to a democratic society. "A harrowing glimpse into the destabilization caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the troubled road to independence and democracy faced by its non-Russian members."

Subjects

Subject

Chechnia (Russia) > History > Civil War, 1994-

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Carlotta Gall and Thomas de Waal.

Library Special Collection

Donation of Anatole Shub

ISBN

0814729630

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	947.5/2 GAL		General Stacks	-

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