The Circassian genocide / Walter Richmond.
This book chronicles the history of the war between Russia and Circassia, describes in detail the final genocidal campaign, and follows the Circassians in diaspora through five generations as they struggle to survive and return home. It updates the story to the twenty-first century as the Circassian...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. ; London :
Rutgers University Press,
2013
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| Series: | Genocide, political violence, human rights series.
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| Summary: | This book chronicles the history of the war between Russia and Circassia, describes in detail the final genocidal campaign, and follows the Circassians in diaspora through five generations as they struggle to survive and return home. It updates the story to the twenty-first century as the Circassian community works to gain international recognition of the genocide as the region began preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the site of the Russians' final victory over the Circassians. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-213) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813560694 0813560691 0813560683 9780813560687 0813560675 9780813560670 1299202004 9781299202009 |
| Language: | English. |