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Caucasus – A journey to the land between Christianity and Islam

LT012005
2004
Nicholas Griffin

Editora The University of Chicago Press
Idioma Inglês
Estado : Usado 5/5
Encadernação : Brochado
Disponib. - Em stock

€15
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  • Ano
  • 2004
  • Código
  • LT012005
  • Detalhes físicos
  • Dimensões
  • 14,00 x 21,00 x
  • Nº Páginas
  • 240

Descrição

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.

Caucasus – A journey to the land between Christianity and Islam

€15

LT012005
2004
Nicholas Griffin
Editora The University of Chicago Press
Idioma Inglês
Estado : Usado 5/5
Encadernação : Brochado
Disponib. - Em stock

Mais detalhes
  • Ano
  • 2004
  • Código
  • LT012005
  • Detalhes físicos

  • Dimensões
  • 14,00 x 21,00 x
  • Nº Páginas
  • 240
Descrição

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.