{"product_id":"power-and-conflict-in-russias-helena-rytzivuori-apunen-9781788311434","title":"Power and Conflict in Russia's Borderlands: The Post-Soviet Geopolitics of Dispute Resolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs Cold War battle lines are seemingly re-drawn, Russia's various 'frozen' war zones (ongoing separatist conflicts) are often cited as particularly volatile and assumed by some Western commentators and policymakers to be 'next' on Putin's 'wish list'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut, as Helena Rytövuori-Apunen demonstrates here, this is a gross (and dangerous) oversimplification that will only serve to fuel the vicious circle of reciprocal military escalation. Drawing on a range of empirical research and across separatist conflicts in Georgia (South Ossetia and Abkhazia), Moldova (Transnistria and Gagauzia) and Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, her timely book provides a balanced assessment and critique of the assumptions and misunderstandings that inform mainstream discussions, as well as placing the conflicts in their proper and complex historical contexts. At a time when there is an increasing tendency to view Russia as the source of all instability in Eastern Europe, \u003ci\u003ePower and Conflict in Russia's Borderlands\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the geopolitics of post-Soviet Russia, as well as policymakers and practitioners of peace\/conflict resolution studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helena Rytövuori-Apunen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788311434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788311434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e I. B. Tauris \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Helena Rytövuori-Apunen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088818319615,"sku":"9781788311434","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb4beb44-62c5-4283-b29a-35ee1ced677b.jpg?v=1769106728","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-and-conflict-in-russias-helena-rytzivuori-apunen-9781788311434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}