Chechnya: Life in a War-Torn Society (California Series in Public Anthropology, 6). Valery Tishkov

Chechnya: Life in a War-Torn Society (California Series in Public Anthropology, 6)



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Language: English
Page: 302
ISBN: 0520238885, 9780520238886

From Publishers Weekly

Perhaps all wars inevitably descend into a fog of falsehood, propaganda and mythmaking, but the 10-year cycle of rebellion and counterinsurgency in Chechnya has proven to be particularly resistant to truth. For one thing, non-partisans rarely report from the region. To travel to Chechnya, one must first overcome the Russian government’s strict entry restrictions; once inside, the gruesome fighting—often in violation of the laws of war—serves as its own deterrent, as do the overwhelming number of violent kidnappings, stories of torture, slavery and beheadings. Tishkov, a Russian ethnographer and former minister of nationalities to Boris Yeltsin, has devised an effective way around such obstacles, making his book on the conflict not only unusual for its thoroughness and detailed information but also for its approach. The book is constructed around a network of "informants"—Chechen combatants, mostly—who speak at length about the war. They discuss everything from the rise of militant Islam in the wayward province to the promulgation of undying blood feuds. All the while, Tishkov keeps his own opinions in the background, leaving the book’s mosaic of testimony largely for the reader to decode. Where he does offer analysis, however, his commentary is thoughtful, as is his personal struggle for objectivity. Early on, he admits: "The moral dilemma that confronts me lies also in the obvious fact that as a Russian living in Moscow, neither my cultural nor my geographic identity is neutral where Chechens and Chechnya are concerned." This kind of sensitivity makes his account of Chechnya’s horrors one of the most important, and honest, in recent years.
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From the Inside Flap

"This book, though controversial in perspective, is an anthropological tour de force. Through detailed description, Tishkov enables readers to see behind the banal generalities around such terms as self-determination. The book puts a foreign world--ethnic and national violence--under a microscope and reports on those details that are unfortunately lost in all too many informed discussions."--David D. Laitin, author of Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the Near Abroad

"Non-Russian students of ethnicity have long admired Valery Tishkov as a supremely knowledgeable specialist in the subject, an acerbic critic of careless description, and a superb organizer of research. Here, however, we discover a sympathetic observer, historical analyst, and concerned citizen who deplores war's destructiveness. Tishkov brings Chechen voices to eloquent witness against sham and obfuscation."--Charles Tilly, author of Durable Inequality

"This is a most valuable book on an important subject about which Americans know little. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the all-important U.S./Russia relationship as well as to general students of international affairs."--Thomas Graham Jr., former U.S. ambassador and author of Disarmament Sketches: Three Decades of Arms Control and International Law

"This book confronts the difficult question of why such conflicts arise--why do people who have lived side by side start killing one another? Some explain this in terms of history, citing innate hatred, the incompatibility of civilizations, or the unusual social structure of the rival nationalities. Some say the war in Chechnya was bought and paid for. But the question remains of why it is so easy to lead a society into conflict: why people take up arms or find themselves unable to oppose the initiators and perpetrators of violence. Tishkov's explanation has important theoretical and political significance and deserves the attention of an international audience." --from the foreword by Mikhail S. Gorbachev



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