Documents the history of relations between Chechnya and Russia and argues that the Russian invasion has done great harm to Chechnya's infrastructure and economy and that it should be independent.
A passionate and eloquent case for Chechen statehood.
In this powerful argument for Chechen self-determination, Tony Wood considers Russo-Chechen relations over the past century and a half, as well as the fate of the region since the fall of the Soviet Union. Sharply criticizing the role played by Western states, Chechnya: The Case for Independence lays bare the weakness and shamefulness of the arguments used to deny the Chechens' right to sovereignty.
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A passionate and eloquent case for Chechen statehood, well researched and reasoned. Whatever one thinks of state sovereignty these days, this political project demands serious engagement, and his humanitarian concerns cannot be ignored. -- Georgi Derluguian Tony Wood's book is an antidote to the prevailing wisdom that Chechnya's rebels have always been nihilists and terrorists. He reminds us that a decade ago the Chechens were demanding nothing more than many other small peoples at the time of the Soviet breakup-statehood and a new start. In a world of cynicism and ignorance, Wood offers facts that many will find inconvenient and lays out an argument for which many thousands of Chechens-mistakenly or not-suffered and gave their lives. -- Sebastian Smith
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A powerful argument for Chechen self-determination, and a definitive history of the region
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| Appendix: Russian Arguments for Chechen Independence |
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Tony Wood lives in New York and writes on Russia and Latin America. A member of the editorial board of New Left Review, he is previously the author of Chechnya: The Case for Independence (2007), and his writing has appeared in the London Review of Books, the Guardian, n+1 and The Nation, among other places.
