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Chechnya: From Nationalism to Jihad
James Hughes
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Description for Chechnya: From Nationalism to Jihad
Paperback. The conflict in Chechnya involves many of the most contentious issues in contemporary international politics. By providing us with a persuasive and challenging study, Hughes sets out the indispensable lessons for other conflicts involving the volatile combination of insurgency and counterinsurgency, most notably the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Series: National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; JPVR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
The sheer scale and brutality of the hostilities between Russia and Chechnya stand out as an exception in the mostly peaceful breakup of the Soviet Union. Chechnya: From Nationalism to Jihad provides a fascinating analysis of the transformation of secular nationalist resistance in a nominally Islamic society into a struggle that is its antithesis, jihad. Hughes locates Chechen nationalism within the wider movement for national self-determination that followed the collapse of the Soviet empire. When negotiations failed in the early 1990s, political violence was instrumentalized to consolidate opposing nationalist visions of state-building in Russia and Chechnya. The resistance in Chechnya ... Read more
The sheer scale and brutality of the hostilities between Russia and Chechnya stand out as an exception in the mostly peaceful breakup of the Soviet Union. Chechnya: From Nationalism to Jihad provides a fascinating analysis of the transformation of secular nationalist resistance in a nominally Islamic society into a struggle that is its antithesis, jihad. Hughes locates Chechen nationalism within the wider movement for national self-determination that followed the collapse of the Soviet empire. When negotiations failed in the early 1990s, political violence was instrumentalized to consolidate opposing nationalist visions of state-building in Russia and Chechnya. The resistance in Chechnya ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century Series
Condition
New
Weight
462g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812220308
SKU
V9780812220308
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About James Hughes
James Hughes is Professor of Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Reviews for Chechnya: From Nationalism to Jihad
James Hughes has produced the most comprehensive, thoroughly documented, and up-to-date study of the Chechen conflict available. This sophisticated and subtle analysis places Chechnya in the context of broader debates about nationalism and ethnic politics, theories of empire and secession, and the propensity of new democracies to go to war. -Matthew Evangelista, Cornell University Does the book have value ... Read more