Subject: New book: CHECHNYA: THE CASE FOR INDEPENDENCE
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007
From: "Tony Wood" <Tony@newleftreview.org>
CHECHNYA: THE CASE FOR INDEPENDENCE
Tony Wood
In this powerful argument for Chechen self-determination, Tony Wood considers Russo-Chechen relations over the past century and a half, and tracks the course of the two brutal wars the country has suffered since the fall of the Soviet Union. Sharply criticizing the role played by Western states, "Chechnya: The Case for Independence" lays bare the weakness and shamefulness of the arguments used to deny the Chechens' right to sovereignty.
"A passionate and eloquent case for Chechen statehood, well researched and reasoned. Whatever one thinks of state sovereignty these days, this political project demands serious engagement, and Wood's humanitarian concerns cannot be ignored." -Georgi Derluguian, author of Bourdieu's Secret Admirer in the Caucasus
Published by Verso
£12.99 / $22.95 / $25CAN
ISBN 978-1-84467-114-4
More information available at:
www.chechnyabook.info and
www.versobooks.com.