Caucasus: A Journey to the Land Between Christianity and IslamUniversity of Chicago Press, 27 апр. 2004 г. - Всего страниц: 240 A rugged land between the Black and Caspian seas, the Caucasus is a battle ground for a fascinating and formidable clash of cultures: Russia on one side, the predominantly Muslim mountains on the other. In Caucasus, award-winning author Nicholas Griffin recounts his journey to this war torn region to explore the roots of today's conflict, centering his travelogue on Imam Shamil, the great nineteenth century Muslim warrior who commanded a quarter-century resistance against invading Russian forces. Delving deep into the Caucasus, Griffin transcends the headlines trumpeting Chechen insurgency to give the land and its conflicts dimension: evoking the weather, terrain, and geography alongside national traditions, religious affiliations, and personal legends as barriers to peaceful co-existence. In focusing his tale on Shamil while retracing his steps, Griffin compellingly demonstrates the way history repeats itself. |
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Jagged Land | 1 |
Based in Baku | 7 |
Back in Time | 16 |
Reverberation | 19 |
Living History | 26 |
Born in the Land of Splintered Stars | 30 |
Three Hundred Tongues | 39 |
The First Imam | 46 |
Titled Characters | 97 |
Georgian Nights | 106 |
Hostages of Worth | 112 |
Walking over the Past | 122 |
Guests of the Mountains | 126 |
The Highwire of History | 138 |
Towards Freedom | 145 |
Tours and Travels | 157 |
Heading North | 54 |
The Consolidation of Power | 63 |
Lying in Wait | 72 |
Gambits and Guile | 77 |
Staggered Borders and Soft Lands | 91 |
Driven from the Mountains | 161 |
Into the Black Garden | 181 |
The History of Hostages | 195 |
A Time to Leave | 210 |
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