The Baku Commune, 1917-1918
The Baku Commune, 1917-1918

Author: Ronald Grigor Suny

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2019-03-12

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0691198527

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Ronald Grigor Suny examines the Revolution in Baku, important provincial capital and oil center of the Russian empire. His study of Baku's national and class conflicts, Bolshevism as it developed in the city, and the failure of the Commune in 1918 amends our picture of the Revolution as the work of a highly conspiratorial party, seizing power by force and imposing its will on a reluctant population by terror. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Azerbaijan Diary
Azerbaijan Diary

Author: Thomas Goltz

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-04-08

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 1317476247

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In its first years as an independent state, Azerbaijan was a prime example of post-Soviet chaos - beset by coups and civil strife and astride an ethnic, political and religious divide. Author Goltz was detoured in Baku in mid-1991 and decided to stay, this diary is the record of his experiences.

The Azerbaijani Turks
The Azerbaijani Turks

Author: Audrey L. Altstadt

Publisher: Hoover Press

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 0817991832

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The first comprehensive account of Azerbaijan's rich and tumultuous history up to the present time.

The Sovietization of Azerbaijan
The Sovietization of Azerbaijan

Author: Jamil Hasanli

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781607815945

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The political situation in Azerbaijan in the early twentieth century -- The domestic and international position of Azerbaijan after the Bolshevik occupation -- The eastern policy of Soviet Russia and Iran -- The sovietization of Armenia : Moscow's secret plans for Karabagh -- Collaboration after occupation : drawing South Caucasus borders after sovietization -- The Russian-Turkish conference in Moscow and Azerbaijan -- From Moscow to Kars -- The struggle for Baku oil and the formation of the Soviet Union

At the Dawn of the Cold War
At the Dawn of the Cold War

Author: Jamil Hasanli

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2006-06-29

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 0742570908

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For half a century, the United States and the Soviet Union were in conflict. But how and where did the Cold War begin? Jamil Hasanli answers these intriguing questions in At the Dawn of the Cold War. He argues that the intergenerational crisis over Iranian Azerbaijan (1945–1946) was the first event that brought the Soviet Union to a confrontation with the United States and Britain after the period of cooperation between them during World War II. Based on top-secret archive materials from Soviet and Azerbaijani archives as well as documents from American, British, and Iranian sources, the book details Iranian Azerbaijan's independence movement, which was backed by the USSR, the Soviet struggle for oil in Iran, and the American and British reactions to these events. These events were the starting point of the longer historical period of unarmed conflict between the Soviets and the West that is now known as the Cold War. This book is a major contribution to our understanding of the Cold War and international politics following WWII.

The Fall of the Ottomans
The Fall of the Ottomans

Author: Eugene Rogan

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2015-03-10

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0465056695

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"A remarkably readable, judicious and well-researched account" (Financial Times) of World War I in the Middle East By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern Middle East.

Shattering Empires
Shattering Empires

Author: Michael A. Reynolds

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-01-27

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1139494120

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The break-up of the Ottoman empire and the disintegration of the Russian empire were watershed events in modern history. The unravelling of these empires was both cause and consequence of World War I and resulted in the deaths of millions. It irrevocably changed the landscape of the Middle East and Eurasia and reverberates to this day in conflicts throughout the Caucasus and Middle East. Shattering Empires draws on extensive research in the Ottoman and Russian archives to tell the story of the rivalry and collapse of two great empires. Overturning accounts that portray their clash as one of conflicting nationalisms, this pioneering study argues that geopolitical competition and the emergence of a new global interstate order provide the key to understanding the course of history in the Ottoman-Russian borderlands in the twentieth century. It will appeal to those interested in Middle Eastern, Russian, and Eurasian history, international relations, ethnic conflict, and World War I.

The Security of the Caspian Sea Region
The Security of the Caspian Sea Region

Author: Gennadiĭ Illarionovich Chufrin

Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780199250202

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Published in association with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.