Chechnya: Life In A War-Torn Society
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In the shadow of one of the most devastating conflicts of the post-Soviet era, anthropologist Valery Tishkov offers an unflinching portrait of Chechen society fractured by war, drawing on firsthand fieldwork and ethnographic research to bring readers inside a community struggling to survive under extraordinary duress. Chechnya: Life in a War-Torn Society chronicles the human experience behind the headlines, presenting the everyday realities of ordinary people — their grief, resilience, and contested identities — against the backdrop of a brutal and prolonged armed conflict that reshaped the Caucasus region. Tishkov, a leading Russian anthropologist and former government minister, argues with rare authority that the war in Chechnya cannot be understood through a purely political or military lens; it must be read as a profound social and cultural catastrophe. His analysis cuts through nationalist mythology and state propaganda alike, illuminating how violence transforms kinship networks, gender roles, and collective memory. With a foreword by Mikhail S. Gorbachev lending further historical weight, this sober and deeply humane work leaves the reader questioning what it truly means to rebuild a society from the ruins of war.
Author: Valery Tishkov
Format: Hardback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
In the shadow of one of the most devastating conflicts of the post-Soviet era, anthropologist Valery Tishkov offers an unflinching portrait of Chechen society fractured by war, drawing on firsthand fieldwork and ethnographic research to bring readers inside a community struggling to survive under extraordinary duress. Chechnya: Life in a War-Torn Society chronicles the human experience behind the headlines, presenting the everyday realities of ordinary people — their grief, resilience, and contested identities — against the backdrop of a brutal and prolonged armed conflict that reshaped the Caucasus region. Tishkov, a leading Russian anthropologist and former government minister, argues with rare authority that the war in Chechnya cannot be understood through a purely political or military lens; it must be read as a profound social and cultural catastrophe. His analysis cuts through nationalist mythology and state propaganda alike, illuminating how violence transforms kinship networks, gender roles, and collective memory. With a foreword by Mikhail S. Gorbachev lending further historical weight, this sober and deeply humane work leaves the reader questioning what it truly means to rebuild a society from the ruins of war.