{"product_id":"ethno-nationalism-islam-and-the-state-moshe-gammer-9780415423458","title":"Ethno-Nationalism, Islam and the State in the Caucasus: Post-Soviet Disorder","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the region of the Caucasus with its ongoing, and even deteriorating, crisis and instability and its strategic and economic importance increasingly at the front of the world's attention, this volume presents and discusses some of the complexities and problems arising in the region such as Islamic terrorists and al-Qaida. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars from different disciplines who specialise in the Caucasus analyze key topics such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscussions of grass root perceptions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe influence of informal power structures on ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRussian policies towards Islam and their destabilising influence \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe influence of Islamic revival on the legal and social situations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enationalism and the revival of pre- and sub-national identities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eshifts in identity as reflected in demography \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ereasons for the Chechen victory in the first Chechen war\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe involvement of Islamic volunteers in Chechnya. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the situation in Chechnia likely to spread across the entire North Caucasus, this cutting edge work will be of great value in the near future and will interest political scientists and regional experts of Russia, Central Asia, Caucasus, Middle East and Turkey, as well as NGOs, government agencies and think tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Moshe Gammer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415423457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415423458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Moshe Gammer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064917569791,"sku":"9780415423458","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd41920f-a8c6-47e6-b41b-b9b95eb20167.jpg?v=1768671910","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ethno-nationalism-islam-and-the-state-moshe-gammer-9780415423458","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}