Historical Dictionary of Azerbaijan
By (author) Zaur Gasimov
Publication date:
20 December 2017Length of book:
318 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersDimensions:
238x159mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781538110416
Azerbaijan, a souverain republic as broad as Austria and located on the Caspian Sea’s western shore and sharing common borders with Russian Federation, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and Iran. Having enjoyed a short-lived independence as intermezzo between 1918 and 1920, Azerbaijan was a part of Russian Empire and then one of the 15 Soviet Socialist Republics for almost two centuries. While its history, political and economic culture of 19th and particularly of 20th century are intertwined with that of Russia, Azerbaijan shares common religious, language, literary and folk traditions with Turkey, neighboring Georgia and Armenia and particularly with Iran. It has a predominantly Shiite Muslim population and it’s been independent since 1991.
This new edition of Historical Dictionary of Azerbaijan contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Azerbaijan.
This new edition of Historical Dictionary of Azerbaijan contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Azerbaijan.
Rowman & Littlefield’s excellent series of historical dictionaries continues with this new edition (1st ed., 1999) on Azerbaijan. The bulk of this valuable reference work by new author Gasimov (German Orient Institute in Istanbul) is composed of an A-to-Z listing of over 500 cross-referenced entries with brief essays that elucidate the country's important people, events, locations, institutions, etc., making the study of Azerbaijan much easier. The introductory chronology offers broad sweeps of the history of the land that would become Azerbaijan from the ninth century BCE to 2017. While not comprehensive, the chronology offers points of reference for those unfamiliar with the land’s history. The main introduction continues this general treatment, giving readers further contextual grounding in the history of Azerbaijan, with specific focus on the Soviet and Republican periods. A short series of appendixes list Azerbaijani leadership in the Soviet and Republican periods, as well as historical population figures. Arguably the most invaluable aspect of the work is in the bibliography section, which lists critical scholarship on Azerbaijan in multiple languages and disciplines. For area and global studies reference collections, as well as collections dedicated to the Caucasus and the former Soviet Union.
Summing Up: Highly recommended. Most academic levels/libraries.
Summing Up: Highly recommended. Most academic levels/libraries.