The Making of Modern Georgia, 1918-2012 by Stephen F. Jones - 9781138206076

Taylor & Francis

Preface Introduction Part 1: Good Neighbors, Bad Neighbors 1. The Role of Geopolitics and Foreign Powers in the Modern History of Georgia: Comparing 1918-1921 and post-1991 Periods 2. The Russian-Georgian War and its Implications for Georgia\u2019s State-Building 3. Georgia's European Aspirations and the Eastern Partnership 4. Georgia as a Geographical Pivot: Past, Present, Future 5. Georgia\u2019s Military and Civil Security Challenges Part 2: Creating Democracy, Building States 6. Georgia\u2019s Ethnic Diversity: A Challenge to State-Building 7. The Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) and the Search for the Democratic Model of Georgia 8. The Democratic Republic of Georgia: Forgotten Lessons for our Democracy 9. March of the Goblins - Permanent Revolution in Georgia Part 3: Home for Whom? 10. A Fateful Moment: Ethnic Autonomy and Revolutionary Violence in the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) 11. \""From Words to Action!\"" Nationality Policy in Soviet Abkhazia, 1921-t