The insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus : from gazavat to jihad /

The insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus : from gazavat to jihad /

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 P...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schaefer, Robert W.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger Security International, [2010]
Subjects:
Insurgency > Russia (Federation) > Chechni︠a︡.
Insurgency > Russia (Federation) > Caucasus, Northern.
Counterinsurgency > Russia (Federation) > Chechni︠a︡.
Counterinsurgency > Russia (Federation) > Caucasus, Northern.
Counterinsurgency > Russia (Federation)
1991-
Caucasus, Northern (Russia)
Caucasus, Northern.
Chechni?a (Russia)
Chechni?a.
Counterinsurgency.
History, Military.
Insurgency.
Politics and government.
Russia (Federation)
History.
HISTORY.
Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) > History, Military.
Caucasus, Northern (Russia) > History, Military.
Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) > Politics and government.
Caucasus, Northern (Russia) > Politics and government.
Russia (Federation) > Politics and government > 1991-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.