Bibliography of the history of the Caucasus
This is a select bibliography of English language books (including translations) and journal articles about the history of the Caucasus.[lower-alpha 1] A brief selection of English translations of primary sources is included. Book entries have references to journal articles and reviews about them when helpful. Additional bibliographies can be found in many of the book-length works listed below; see Further Reading for several book and chapter-length bibliographies. The External Links section contains entries for publicly available select bibliographies from universities. This bibliography specifically excludes non-history related works and self-published books.
- Inclusion criteria
Caucasus | |
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![]() Topography of the Caucasus | |
Coordinates | 42°15′40″N 44°07′16″E |
Countries[1][2] | |
Partially recognized or unrecognized countries | |
Autonomous republics and federal regions | |
Demonym | Caucasian |
Time Zones | UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+03:30, UTC+04:00, UTC+04:30 |
Highest mountain | Elbrus (5,642 metres (18,510 ft)) |
Geographic scope of the works include the present day areas of: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and the Ciscaucasia region in southern Russia. Works about the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea are included when they relate to the history of the Caucasus.
Included works should either be published by an academic or notable publisher, or be authored by a notable subject matter expert and have reviews in significant scholarly journals.
- Formatting and citation style
This bibliography uses APA style citations. Entries do not use templates; references to reviews and notes for entries do use citation templates. Where books which are only partially related to the history of the Caucasus are listed, the titles for chapters or sections should be indicated if possible, meaningful, and not excessive.
If a work has been translated into English, the translator should be included and a footnote with appropriate bibliographic information for the original language version should be included.
When listing book titles with alternative English spellings, the form used in the latest published version should be used and the version and relevant bibliographic information noted if it previously was published or reviewed under a different title.
General surveys
- King, C. (2012). The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.[3]
Pre-colonial era
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Russian colonial era
- Under Construction
Soviet era
- Marshall, A. (2010). The Caucasus Under Soviet Rule. New York City, NY: Routledge.
- Nahaylo, B., & Swoboda, V. (1990). Soviet Disunion: A History of the Nationalities Problem in the USSR. London, UK: Hamilton.[4][5]
- Saparov, A (2015). From Conflict to Autonomy in the Caucasus: The Soviet Union and the making of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno Karabakh. New York City, NY: Routledge.
Post-Soviet era
- Under Construction
Regions
- Under Construction
Adygea
- Under Construction
Armenia
- Laycock, J. & Piana, F. (2020) Aid to Armenia: Humanitarianism and Intervention from the 1890s to the Present'. Manchester: Manchester University Press.[6]
- Riegg, S. B. (2020). Russia's Entangled Embrace: The Tsarist Empire and the Armenians, 1801–1914. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, Ithaca.
Azerbaijan
Black Sea
- Under Construction
Caspian Sea
- Under Construction
Chechnya
- Under Construction
Dagestan
- Under Construction
Georgia
- Blauvelt, T. K. & Smith, J. (Eds.) (2016). Georgia After Stalin: Nationalism and Soviet Power. London: Routledge.
- Scott, E. (2017). Familiar Strangers: The Georgian Diaspora and the Evolution of Soviet Empire. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Ingushetia
- Under Construction
Kabardino-Balkaria
- Under Construction
Karachay-Cherkessia
- Under Construction
North Ossetia–Alania
- Under Construction
Other
- Under Construction
Topical
- Forestier-Peyrat, E. (2017). Soviet Federalism at Work: Lessons from the History of the Transcaucasian Federation, 1922–1936. Jahrbücher Für Geschichte Osteuropas, 65(4), pp. 529–559.
The arts and culture
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Famine, violence and terror
- Under Construction
Religion and philosophy
- Under Construction
Christianity
- Under Construction
Islam
- Under Construction
Judaism
- Under Construction
Rural studies and agriculture
- Under Construction
Urban studies and industry
- Under Construction
Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict
- Under construction
Biographies
- Under Construction
Joseph Stalin
Other
- Blauvelt, T. K. (2021). Clientelism and Nationality in an Early Soviet Fiefdom: The Trials of Nestor Lakoba. London: Routledge.
Historiography and memory studies
- Kotljarchuk, A., & Sundström, O. (2017). Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Stalin's Soviet Union: New Dimensions of Research. Huddinge: Södertörn University.
Memory studies
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Identity studies
- Under Construction
Other works
- Lee, E. (2020). Night of the Bayonets: The Texel Uprising and Hitler's Revenge, April–May 1945. Barnsley: Greenhill Books.[9]
Reference works
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English language translations of primary sources
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Academic journals
- Journal of Baltic Studies (1970–present); four issues per year published by Taylor & Francis for the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies; ISSN 0162-9778 (print), ISSN 1751-7877 (online).[10]
- Journal of Borderlands Studies (1986–present); five issues per year published by Taylor & Francis for the Association for Borderlands Studies; ISSN 0886-5655 (print), ISSN 2159-1229 (online).[11][12]
Further reading
The below works have extensive bibliographies.
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See also
References
Notes
- This article uses the United Nations geoscheme for borders and regions.
Citations
- Wright, John; Schofield, Richard; Goldenberg, Suzanne (December 16, 2003). Transcaucasian Boundaries. Routledge. p. 72. ISBN 9781135368500.
- "Caucasus | Mountains, Facts, & Map". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- Breyfogle, Nicholas B. (2009). "Reviewed work: The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus, Charles King". The American Historical Review. 114 (4): 1187–1188. doi:10.1086/ahr.114.4.1187. JSTOR 23883127.
- Rywkin, Michael (1991). "Soviet Disunion: A History of the Nationalities Problem in the USSR. By Bohdan Nahaylo and Victor Swoboda. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1990. Xvi, 432 pp". Slavic Review. 50 (4): 1036–1037. doi:10.2307/2500505. JSTOR 2500505. S2CID 164922511.
- Pribic, Rado; Nahaylo, Bohdan; Swoboda, Victor (1991). "Soviet Disunion: A History of the Nationalities Problem in the USSR". Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 22 (2): 330. doi:10.2307/205888. JSTOR 205888.
- "Book Reviews". The Russian Review. 81 (2): 363–398. April 1, 2022. doi:10.1111/russ.12367. ISSN 0036-0341.
- Arslanian, Artin H. (1989). "Reviewed work: Russian Azerbaijan, 1905-1920: The Shaping of National Identity in a Muslim Community, Tadeusz Swietochowski". Russian History. 16 (1): 87–89. JSTOR 24657676.
- Altstadt, Audrey L. (1987). "Reviewed work: Russian Azerbaijan, 1905-1920: The Shaping of National Identity in a Muslim Community, Tadeusz Swietochowski". The American Historical Review. 92 (2): 460–461. doi:10.2307/1866737. JSTOR 1866737.
- "Book Reviews". The Russian Review. 80: 138–170. 2021. doi:10.1111/russ.12303. S2CID 235366440.
- "Journal Information: Journal of Baltic Studies". Taylor & Francis. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- "Journal of Borderland Studies". Taylor & Francis. Association for Borderlands Studies. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- "Journal of Borderlands Studies". Association for Borderlands Studies. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
External links
- Georgia: A selected bibliography of Post-Soviet English publications, Indiana University Bloomington.