The post-Soviet wars : rebellion, ethnic conflict, and nationhood in the Caucasus by Christoph Zürcher

"The book provides a brief history of the region, particularly the collapse of the Soviet Union and the resulting changes that took place in the wake of this toppling. Zürcher carefully looks at the conditions within each region — economic, ethnic, religious, and political — to make sense of why some turned to violent conflict and some did not and what the future of the region might portend." - Editorial Reviews