Western interest in the Caucasus has grown rapidly since 1991, fuelled by the admixture of oil politics, great power rivalry, ethnic separatism and terrorism that characterizes the region. However, until now there has been little understanding of how these..
They were forging their colonial destiny, and the mountains were in their way. The Caucasus had to be conquered and, for the highlanders who lived there, life would never be the same again.If the Russians expected it to be an easy fight, however, they were..
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1794. Excerpt: ... D''ANVILLB lions.--his Geography of Gaule corrected, i. 7-8, 41, 69, 72 107, 133, 200, ii. 27. t..
This volume provides the Anglophone reader for the first time with the writings of Paul-Émile Borduas in a French original and English translation version. Borduas, the painter from Montreal, who has to be the considered as one of the most vital figures o..
Drawing on a lifetime of published research, François-Marc Gagnon''s comprehensive biography is a far-reaching exploration of a Quebec cultural figure renowned for both his art and his thought. Gagnon details each period of Borduas'&apo..
