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Schaefer, Robert W

Insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus from gazavat to jihad - Santa Barbara Praeger Security International 2011 - x, 303p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-293) and index.

Insurgency -- Terrorism -- Histories, narratives, and legends -- Revolutions, total wars, and final solutions -- The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria -- From gazavat to jihad, the role of Islamic fundamentalism in the Chechen insurgency -- The empire strikes back -- The Russian counterinsurgency campaign, 1999-2005 -- The rise of the Caucasus Emirate : 2005 to the present -- Conclusions, the future.

ISBN: 9780313386343

Standard No.: 40019262589

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Insurgency--Russia (Federation)--Chechni͡a︡.
Insurgency--Russia (Federation)--Caucasus, Northern.
Counterinsurgency--Russia (Federation)--Chechni͡a︡.
Counterinsurgency--Russia (Federation)--Caucasus, Northern.
Counterinsurgency--Russia (Federation)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Chechni͡a︡ (Russia)--History, Military.
Caucasus, Northern (Russia)--History, Military.
Chechni͡a︡ (Russia)--Politics and government.
Caucasus, Northern (Russia)--Politics and government.
Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-

Dewey Class. No.: 947.086 / SC-I