{"product_id":"black-garden-armenia-and-azerbaijan-through-peace-and-war","title":"Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBlack Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eThomas de Waal\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780814719442\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eNYU Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2003\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e360\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e Outstanding Academic Title 2003\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e is the definitive study of how Armenia and Azerbaijan, two southern Soviet republics, got sucked into a conflict that helped bring them to independence, bringing to an end the Soviet Union, and plaguing a region of great strategic importance. It cuts between a careful reconstruction of the history of Nagorny Karabakh conflict since 1988 and on-the-spot reporting on its convoluted aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Part contemporary history, part travel book, part political analysis, the book is based on six months traveling through the south Caucasus, more than 120 original interviews in the region, Moscow, and Washington, and unique primary sources, such as Politburo archives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe historical chapters trace how the conflict lay unresolved in the Soviet era; how Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders exacerbated it; how the Politiburo failed to cope with the crisis; how the war began and ended; how the international community failed to sort out the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a complex and subtle portrait of a beautiful and fascinating region, blighted by historical prejudice and conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War | Thomas de Waal | Hardcover | 9780814719442 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks C 1779724","offer_id":49947737358488,"sku":"1779724","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61ysQalIf9L.jpg?v=1789780295","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/black-garden-armenia-and-azerbaijan-through-peace-and-war","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}