George Hewitt

The Abkhazians

A Handbook

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This handbook provides a ready introduction and practical guide to the Abkhazian people and language. It includes chapters written by experts in the field, covering all aspects of the people, including their history, religion, politics, economy, culture, literature and media, plus pictures, chronologies and appendices of up-to-date statistics, maps and bibliographies. This volume forms part of the Peoples of the Caucasus series which is an indispensable - and accessible - resource to all those with an interest in the Caucasus: journalists, aid workers, regional specialists in government, law, banking, accounting, as well as tourists, business people, students and academics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780700706433
• ISBN-10: 0700706437
• Artikelnr.: 31304564

Autorenporträt

George Hewitt

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
George Hewitt; 2. Geography & the environment
Roman Dbar; 3. The origin of the Abkhazian people
Vjacheslav Chirikba; 4. On the track of Abkhazia's antiquity
Giorgrj Shamba; 5. History: first-18th centuries
Oleg Bgazhba; 6. History: 18th century-1917
Stanislav Lak'oba; 7. History: 1917-1989
Stanislav Lak'oba; 8. Soviet Abkhazia 1989: a personal account
Viktor Popkov; 9. History: the modern period
Jurij Anchabadze; ch0010 Military aspects of the war: the turning point
Dodge Billingsley; 11. Economy: traditional & modern
Daur Bargandzhia; 12. Language
George Hewitt; 13. Literature & linguistic politics
Vasilij Avidzba; 14. Art
handicrafts & architecture
Oleg Bgazhba; 15. ::
Rachel Clogg; 16. Demography: ethno-demographic history
1886-1989
Daniel Müller; 17. Ethnic culture
Jurij Anchabadze;