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The Circassian genocide /Walter Richmond.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: New Brunswick, N.J. ; London : Rutgers University Press, (c)2013.Description: 1 online resource (218 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813560694
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DK34 .C573 2013
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
"The plague was our ally" -- A pawn in the great game -- From war to genocide -- 1864 -- A homeless nation -- Survival in diaspora -- Those who stayed behind -- The road to Sochi -- Epilogue. The Cherkesov affair.
Subject: This book chronicles the history of the war between Russia and Circassia, describes in detail the final genocidal campaign, and follows the Circassians in diaspora through five generations as they struggle to survive and return home. It updates the story to the present day as the Circassian community works to gain international recognition of the genocide as the region prepares for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the site of the Russians' final victory over the Circassians.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction DK34.57 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn834620373

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- "The plague was our ally" -- A pawn in the great game -- From war to genocide -- 1864 -- A homeless nation -- Survival in diaspora -- Those who stayed behind -- The road to Sochi -- Epilogue. The Cherkesov affair.

This book chronicles the history of the war between Russia and Circassia, describes in detail the final genocidal campaign, and follows the Circassians in diaspora through five generations as they struggle to survive and return home. It updates the story to the present day as the Circassian community works to gain international recognition of the genocide as the region prepares for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the site of the Russians' final victory over the Circassians.

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