Allah's Mountains

A mixture of travelogue, history and war journalism, this book tells the story of the conflict between Chechnya, a nation of mountain tribes and the Russian army. It is also a story of the history, people and cultures of the Caucasus and of tiny ethnic groups struggling for both physical and cultural survival.

Autorentext
Sebastian Smith is a prize winning author and journalist. He has been a correspondent in Washington, Moscow and London for the English-language service of Agence France-Presse and is currently living and working in Georgia, Russia

Klappentext
A mixture of travelogue, history and war journalism, Allah's Mountains tells the story of the conflict between this nation of mountain tribes and the might of the Russian army. It is also a story of the history, people and cultures of the Caucasus and of tiny ethnic groups struggling for both physical and cultural survival.

Zusammenfassung
Ancient travellers called the Caucasus the mountain of languages. Its history is a tragic one - for centuries it has been ravaged by virtually continuous war. The conflict to sweep across the area began when Vladimir Putin invaded Chechnya in 1999. This title tells the story of the conflict between this nation of mountain tribes.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements * Maps * Introduction * Prologue * The Jigsaw * Fires of Liberty * The Jigsaw in Pieces * The Chechen Wolf * The Fury * Chasing Paradise * Bibliography * Index

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