Georgia Diary: A Chronicle of War and Political Chaos in the Post-Soviet Caucasus
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765617102 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Excellent book - extremely informative and highly enjoyable" according to Matthew Devlin. Incorporates a vast wealth of detail into a narrative that nevertheless remains lucid, engaging, and highly entertaining. Plenty to offer both the specialist and the general reader. Great preparation for anyone traveling to Georgia.. In This Case the Micro IS the Macro Richard Schaan For a few years, a friend of mine (who happens to be an old friend of the author) has been recommending this book (and the other two in the trilogy) and I've been meaning to read it, but I always set it aside for another time.Another time finally came and I was blown away. Before reading it, I had no clue how important -- strategically maybe but symbolically definitely -- Georgia is in the geopolitical chess match. What I thought would be the story of a small nation turned out to be the story of all the world.It's been less than a year since Russia and Georgia fought a brief war at the start of the Olympics, . Skip it. Let's face it: Goltz can write newspaper copy but not books. Every single one has been a dud--lots of topical promise, no stylistic detonation; lots of bravery and unique access to very interesting places and people, but no delivery. Which is frustrating. If we believe the overly direct explanations, his experiences in the Caucasus meant very much to him, and yet he fails to create even one poignant moment out of them.Instead, like the worst kind of self-aggrandizing hipster, he goes on and on about he was there before everyone else and witnessed the 'bad old days', and like a tabloid writer he sprints throug
"Goltz does it again, this time serving up a rollicking personal account of the formation and crisis of independent Georgia." -- Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Washington"He is an open-eyed observer and compelling storyteller." -- Kenneth M. -- EurasiaNet. Jensen, Executive Director, American Committee on Foreign Relations"The latest, highly entertaining installment of Thomas Goltz's rip-roaring travels around the Caucasus." -- Fiona Hill, The Brookings Institution"The third installment in Thomas Goltz's Caucasian diary series is arguably the best written
Soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Georgia fell prey to a series of power struggles, rampant crime and corruption, secessionist wars, and the spillover of the war in neighboring Chechenya. The author of the acclaimed "Azerbaijan Diary and Chechnya Diary" now recounts his experiences in the strife-ridden Republic of Georgia. This fast-paced, first-person account is filled with fascinating details about the ongoing struggles of this little-known region of the former Soviet Union. Journalist Goltz traces these developments with the same kind of vivid, personal narrative that made his previous books so compelling. Featuring memorable portraits of individuals in high places and low, it traces the story from 1992 through the "Rose Revolution," the resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze, and the new presidency of U.S.-educated Mikhail Saakashvili.
Thomas Goltz is the author of "Azerbaijan Diary" and is currently resident in Livingston, Montana and Istanbul, Turkey.