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Armenia, At the Crossroads


by Joseph Masih | Robert O. Krikorian

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 162 PAGES

A discussion of modern Armenia and its unstable political position after the collapse of the Soviet Union (CCS08, $51.95)

Armenia/Azerbaijan Map

Armenia/Azerbaijan Map


by International Travel Maps

  • MAP

A folded traveler's map of Armenia and Azerbaijan at a scale of 1:650,000. (CCS23, $12.95)

Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times I

Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times I


by Richard G. Hovannisian

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

This first book in the authoritative two-volume history of Armenia, with contributions by leading experts, covers antiquity to the 14th Century. (CCS57, $37.00)

Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, Vol. II

Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, Vol. II


by Richard G. Hovannisian

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

This second book in the two-volume history, subtitled "Foreign Dominion to Statehood" continues from the 15th to the 20th Century. (CCS58, $44.00)

Ashik Kerib

Ashik Kerib


by Sergei Paradjanov

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • DVD

Based on Georgian tales, a wandering troubadour must travel for 1,001 nights to earn the money to marry a merchant's daughter. (CCS53, $29.95)

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan


by Mark Elliott

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

The fourth edition of this practical guide to Baku and Azerbaijan, jam-packed with 190 maps and detailed practical travel information, also includes excursions to Georgia. (CCS17, $24.95)

Azerbaijan Diary: A Rogue Reporter's Adventures in an Oil-Rich, War-Torn, Post Soviet Republic

Azerbaijan Diary: A Rogue Reporter's Adventures in an Oil-Rich, War-Torn, Post Soviet Republic


by Thomas Goltz

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

A first-person account of the chaotic early 1990s in Azerbaijan by a freelance journalist. Both an adventure story and a piece of significant journalism, the book captures the politically charged and somewhat mad atmosphere of the time. (CCS09, $36.95)

Color of Pomegranates

Color of Pomegranates


by Sergei Paradjanov

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • DVD

Paradjanov follows the life of 18th-century poet and musician Sayat Nova, court troubadour for Georgian King Heraclius II, in this masterpiece. (CCS51, $34.95)

Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856

Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856


by Trevor Royle

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 564 PAGES

A well-researched military and diplomatic history of the Crimean War. Thorough and detailed yet readable, Royle's battlefield descriptions are especially well-done. (CCS33, $35.00)

Culinaria Russia: Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Culinaria Russia: Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan


by Marion Trutter

  • FOOD
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 371 PAGES

Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate. (RUS426, $24.99)

Culture Smart! Armenia


by Susan Solomon

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture, equally of interest to the traveler and business person. (CCS41, $9.95)

Eastward to Tartary

Eastward to Tartary


by Robert D. Kaplan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 364 PAGES

A glimpse into the people and history that color the countries of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Caucasus and finally Central Asia, in a loosely organized travelogue by the author of the acclaimed Balkan Ghosts. (CAS45, $15.95)

Fires of Hatred

Fires of Hatred


by Norman M. Naimark

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

This illuminating study by Stanford historian focuses on five cases where genocide was a matter of government policy in 20th-century Europe. (EUR179, $24.00)

Flashman at the Charge

Flashman at the Charge


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In this installment in the rollicking, masterfully researched series of historical novels, our disreputable hero finds himself in Crimea -- and a participant in the Charge of the Light Brigade. (CCS29, $16.00)

The History of Armenia

The History of Armenia


by Simon Payaslian

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A brief, authoritative history of Armenia from the first millennium B.C. to the present. (CCS38, $18.95)

The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories


by Leo Tolstoy

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 477 PAGES

Tolstoy illuminate the conflicts between occupying Russians and Muslims in the Caucuses in These four novellas: Family Happiness, The Kreutzer Sonata, The Cossacks and Hadji Murad. (RUS463, $10.95)

The Literature of Georgia, A History

The Literature of Georgia, A History


by Donald Rayfield

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

A sweeping history of Georgia's diverse 1,500-year literary tradition. (CCS35, $178.00)

A Little War That Shook the World: Georgia, Russia, and the Future of the West

A Little War That Shook the World: Georgia, Russia, and the Future of the West


by Ronald D. Asmus

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 254 PAGES

Clinton's Assistant Deputy of State, Ronald Asmus, analyzes the events leading up to the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia. (CCS55, $27.00)

Looking Toward Ararat, Armenia in Modern History

Looking Toward Ararat, Armenia in Modern History


by Ronald Grigor Suny

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A scholarly analysis of Armenian government and society, focusing on modern times up to the early 1990s. (CCS19, $19.95)

The Lord of the Panther-Skin

The Lord of the Panther-Skin


by Shota Rustaveli

  • LITERATURE
  • 1977
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES

The 12th-century Georgian national epic poem. (CCS47, $30.50)

The Making of the Georgian Nation


by Ronald Grigor Suny

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 418 PAGES

The first comprehensive treatment of Georgian history, from the first millennium B.C. through the 20th century. (CCS32, $24.95)

The Oil and the Glory, The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea

The Oil and the Glory, The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea


by Steve LeVine

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 470 PAGES

A cogent and dramatic account of the scramble for oil and influence in Central Asia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. (CCS40, $30.00)

The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923

The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923


by Justin McCarthy

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

A vivid overview of the history, customs and traditions of Ottoman Turkey, complete with maps and illustrations. (TKY36, $84.80)

A Question of Genocide, Armenians and Turks at the End of the Ottoman Empire

A Question of Genocide, Armenians and Turks at the End of the Ottoman Empire


by Ron Suny

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 434 PAGES

Just published, this collection of articles with a preface by Stanford histporian Norman Naimark has the most up-to-date scholarship on the record and the issues. (CCS54, $34.95)

Russia and a Divided Azerbaijan, A Borderland in Transition


by Tadeusz Swietochowski

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES

A scholarly discussion of the somewhat schizophrenic cultural identity of Azerbaijan, a country that lies between Russia and Iran and has been subject to a multitude of ethnic influences. (CCS14, $65.00)

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors


by Sergei Paradjanov

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • DVD

Based on Georgian tales, Ivan falls for the daughter of the man who murdered his father In a remote village in the Carpathian mountains. (CCS52, $29.95)

Survivors, An Oral History of the Armenian Genocide


by Donald E. Miller | Lorna Touryan Miller

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

A collection of stories from survivors of the Armenian genocide of 1915. Brutal and terrifying, yet filled with the triumph of survival, these are powerful stories of a resilient people and the horrors of ethnic cleansing. (CCS16, $26.95)

Tales of Belkin and Other Prose Writings


by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 198 PAGES

This sampling of Pushkin's short stories includes his autobiographical "A Journey to Arzrum," the tale of travels from Moscow across the Caucasus and Georgia to Turkey during the war of 1829. (RUS232, $13.00)

The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs


by Ilia Arnoldovich Ilf | Yevgeny Petrov

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 395 PAGES

In this classic satiric novel, an unemployed con artist and a former nobleman in post-revolution Soviet Russia travel from Moscow to Georgia in search of chairs containing hidden jewels. (RUS356, $22.00)

The Ottoman Centuries

The Ottoman Centuries


by Lord Kinross

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 638 PAGES

A richly detailed, engrossing history of the Ottoman Empire from its dawn in 1300 up to the foundation of the modern republic in 1923, enhanced by maps and photos. (ITL54, $18.99)

Art of the Byzantine Era

Art of the Byzantine Era


by David Talbot Rice

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 286 PAGES

Wide-ranging and literate, this thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art is an indispensable classic. (TKY22, $21.95)

Among the Russians

Among the Russians


by Colin Thubron

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

The marvelous account of a 10,000-mile journey by car from St. Petersburg and the Baltic States south to Georgia and Armenia in 1981. A gifted writer and intrepid traveler, Thubron grapples with the complexities of Russian identity in this lyrical book. (RUS106, $14.00)

 

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