{"product_id":"the-fire-below-robert-bruce-ware-9781441160867","title":"The Fire Below","description":"This groundbreaking work examines the complex dynamics of Russia's relations with the Caucasus, revealing the profound effects that Caucasian forces have had upon Russia's development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssays show how Georgian sparks ignited conflagrations in South Ossetia (1991-1992) and Abkhazia (1992-1993), spreading northward to conflicts in Ossetia and Ingushetia (1992) and Chechnya (1994-1996). Combined with jihadist influences that entered from the South and East by way of Dagestan, these events culminated in the second Russo-Chechen war (1999-2009). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChechnya transformed both the Russian military and the presidency of Vladimir Putin. Beginning in 2000, Putin's Chechenization strategy had unforeseen and controversial results for the entire Russian Federation. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThese ironies are elucidated in case studies of the Stavropol region, the Sochi Olympics, the Pussy Riot conviction, and Russia's efforts to reintegrate religion with politics against the backdrop of an emerging Islamic \"inner abroad.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNeither Russia nor the Caucasus can be understood without an appreciation of their uneasy interconnection and its explosive consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Bruce Ware\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1441160868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441160867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.70d","brand":"Robert Bruce Ware","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425260224767,"sku":"9781441160867","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cda976f3-706e-4761-a653-499d33102ffb.jpg?v=1761538041","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fire-below-robert-bruce-ware-9781441160867","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}