Russia and Azerbaijan: A Borderland in TransitionA cultural history of a people split in two by the forces of imperialism, this study examines the long-standing Russian-Iranian division of the land west of the Caspian Sea. The author explores the diplomatic history of Azerbaijan and the strength of ethnic identity which remains. |
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Contents
The Parting of the Ways and the New Links | 1 |
From the Enlightenment Movement | 25 |
The Age of Revolutions and Political Awakening | 37 |
Soviet National Consolidation | 104 |
Soviet Occupation and the Autonomy | 135 |
The Two Azerbaijans and the Empires in Decline | 163 |
Decolonization and Its Crises | 193 |
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