The insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus from gazavat to jihad
Title:
The insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus from gazavat to jihad
Author:
Schaefer, Robert W.
ISBN:
9780313386350
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Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger Security International, c2010.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 303 p.) : ill., maps.
Contents:
Insurgency -- Terrorism -- Histories, narratives, and legends -- Revolutions, total wars, and final solutions -- The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria -- From gazavat to jihad, the role of Islamic fundamentalism in the Chechen insurgency -- The empire strikes back -- The Russian counterinsurgency campaign, 1999-2005 -- The rise of the Caucasus Emirate : 2005 to the present -- Conclusions, the future.
Abstract:
The unique geopolitical characteristics of the North Caucasus has made it a site of conflict for thousands of years. It was, in many ways, the testing and training grounds for today's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Understanding this volatile region is especially important now in light of President Obama's effort to "reset" the relationship between Russia and the United States.
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