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Near Abroad: Putin, the West, and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus
Gerard Toal
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Hardback. In sum, by showing how and why local regional disputes quickly develop into global crises through the paired power of historical memory and time-space compression, Near Abroad reshapes our understanding of the current conflict raging in the center of the Eurasian landmass and international politics as a whole. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: JPB; JPH; JPHL; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 658.
Vladimir Putin's intervention into the Georgia/South Ossetia conflict in summer 2008 was quickly recognized by Western critics as an attempt by Russia to increase its presence and power in the near abroad , or the independent states of the former Soviet Union that Russia still regards as its wards. Though the global economic recession that began in 2008 moved the incident to the back of the world's mind, Russia surged to the forefront again six years later when they invaded the heavily Russian Crimea in Ukraine and annexed it. In contrast to the earlier Georgia episode, this new ... Read more
Vladimir Putin's intervention into the Georgia/South Ossetia conflict in summer 2008 was quickly recognized by Western critics as an attempt by Russia to increase its presence and power in the near abroad , or the independent states of the former Soviet Union that Russia still regards as its wards. Though the global economic recession that began in 2008 moved the incident to the back of the world's mind, Russia surged to the forefront again six years later when they invaded the heavily Russian Crimea in Ukraine and annexed it. In contrast to the earlier Georgia episode, this new ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190253301
SKU
V9780190253301
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About Gerard Toal
Gerard Toal is Professor of Government and International Affairs and Director of the Masters of Public and International Affairs program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's National Capital Region campus in Alexandria.
Reviews for Near Abroad: Putin, the West, and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus
Near Abroad reads like a suspense novel that happens to also be a remarkable piece of scholarship. It is thoroughly researched and written with great care and responsibility. - Marianna Pavlovskaya, Department of Geography, Hunter College a highly nuanced work
April Curtis, LSE Review of Books
Near Abroad eloquently clook under the lid of Putins aggressive and ... Read more
April Curtis, LSE Review of Books
Near Abroad eloquently clook under the lid of Putins aggressive and ... Read more