Russian-Muslim Confrontation in the Caucasus: Alternative Visions of the Conflict between Imam Shamil and the Russians, 1830-1859

by Thomas Sanders, Ernest Tucker, Leo Tolstoy, et al.

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This book presents two extraordinary texts - The Shining of Swords by Al-Qarakhi and a new translation for a contemporary readership of Leo Tolstoy's Hadji Murat - illuminating the mountain war between the Muslim peoples of the Caucasus and the imperial Russian army from 1830 to 1859. The authors offer a complete commentary on the various intellectual and religious contexts that shaped the two texts and explain the historical significance of the Russian-Muslim...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415478790

ISBN13:9780415478793

Release Date:May 2004

Publisher:Routledge

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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