{"product_id":"the-new-georgia-revaz-gachechiladze-9780890967034","title":"The New Georgia: Space, Society, Politics","description":"After the collapse of the socialist political system that had glued the Soviet Union together, two dozen nations re-emerged on the world stage. \u003ci\u003eThe New Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e presents both a broad and an intimate view of society in one of those nations, a country previously best known to the West as the home of the infamous Stalin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Composed by candlelight and typed during short intervals when electricity was available, the book begins with general geographical and historical background of this country, sitting precariously at the political crossroads of eastern Europe and western Asia. Part I also includes sections on many aspects of social geography, including population and family dynamics, education, employment, class stratifications, housing, ethnicity, and religion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part II analyzes the specific issues of a rapidly changing society, including the sudden transition to a market economy, regional variations in welfare, crime and drug abuse, urban-specific problems, and ethnic tensions. Despite the maze of problems in post-Soviet Georgia, Gachechiladze concludes hopefully that \"Georgia will come closer to the way of development that all progressive countries of the West have. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to Stjepan Mestrovi, editor of the Eastern European Series and author of \u003ci\u003eHabits of the Balkan Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e \"engages in a cultural analysis that will be of interest to readers in diverse fields.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Revaz Gachechiladze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0890967032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780890967034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.37w x 0.70d","brand":"Revaz Gachechiladze","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621817561343,"sku":"9780890967034","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-georgia-revaz-gachechiladze-9780890967034","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}