Transcaucasian Boundaries

by John F. R. Wright (Editor), Suzanne Goldenberg (Editor), Richard Schofield (Editor)

The SOAS/GRC Geopolitics Series 4. Paperback volume with very lightly worn edges, leading corners, and head and foot of spine. Very few superficial scores on rear cover. Contents are sound and clean, and the text is clear. TH.

Genres: Politics

237 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1995

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection of essays came out in the early 1990s, when the post-Soviet conflicts were still winding down. Thus it is somewhat dated in its views and opinions of how to solve them (some articles do offer means to end the conflicts, which in hindsight were not feasible). It does add a more regionalised dimension, looking at (in turn) Russia, Turkey, and Iran, and how they saw the region and its impact on them. It also provides both an Azeri and Armenian history of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is interesting in its stark contrast regarding the same area. Further chapters on South Ossetia and Abkhazia complement it. Overall it is not really relevant to the modern reader, but is more valuable as a piece of historiographical research, providing an academic insight of the region so soon after the wars.