Rayfield, Donald
Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia
- ISBN 13:
- 9781789140590
- author:
- Rayfield, Donald
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Reaktion Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 512
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.24 x 4.32 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Russia
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Georgia, a country situated at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, boasts a diverse landscape of rainforests, swamps, snow, and glaciers, alongside semi-arid plains. Its complex history, spanning over two millennia, has been marked by internal politics and struggles with various empires. Until now, a comprehensive account of this little-known country has been lacking. Donald Rayfield's Edge of Empires remedies this omission by drawing on newly accessed archives to tell Georgia's absorbing story. The book explores the country's tumultuous past, from the earliest hints of Georgian presence in ancient Anatolia to the volatile presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili. Rayfield examines Georgia's internal politics, its conflicts with empires, and the tragic political mistakes that have shaped its history. A wide-ranging examination of this small but colorful nation, Edge of Empires offers a fresh perspective on Georgia's dramatic state-building and its complex relationships with the empires that have sought to control it.
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