Chechnya: Calamity in the Caucasus (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780814731321)

A gripping account of the Chechen struggle for independence

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.

Author: Carlotta Gall, Thomas de Waal
ISBN-10: 0814731325
ISBN-13: 9780814731321
Publisher: New York University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/1999
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.09d