Amjad Jaimoukha

The Chechens

A Handbook

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a ready introduction, and practical guide to the Chechen people and some little-known and rarely-considered aspects of Chechen culture, including customs and traditions, folklore, arts and architecture, music, and literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 669g
• ISBN-13: 9780415323284
• ISBN-10: 0415323282
• Artikelnr.: 21756793

Autorenporträt

Amjad Jaimoukha is a director and senior consultant at the Royal Scientific Society in Jordan. Educated in England, he has written a number of books and articles, including The Circassians, Kabardian-English Dictionary, The Cycles of the Circassian Nart Epic and Circassian Proverbs and Sayings. He is also a member of the Central Eurasian Studies Society at Harvard University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1. People and land 2. History:
earliest to end of the eighteenth century AD 3. History: the
Russian-Caucasian War to World War II 4. History: deportation to 'Second'
Chechen War 5. Politics and current affairs 6. Society 7. Economy 8.
Religion and beliefs 9. Customs and traditions 10. Folklore 11. Arts,
crafts and architecture 12. Music and dance 13. Language and linguistic
policy 14. Literature 15. Media and film 16. The Diaspora Afterword
Proverbs and sayings Appendices Notes Bibliography Index