All the world’s history – Xenophon’s Greeks, the Arabs, the invading Turks, the Crusades, Chingiz Khan and Timur Lang, the Persian empire, the Russian empire, Soviet totalitarianism – is reflected in Georgia’s history. Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia by Donald Rayfield 1.0 (1) Paperback (1) 20.00 Hardcover 55.00 Paperback 20.00 eBook 41. It deals not only with the country’s internal politics, but with its complex struggles with the empires which have tried to control, fragment or even exterminate the country. Biblio.live is open AugShop our virtual antiquarian book fair with exclusive books, art, ephemera, and more at every price point. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. The book begins with the first intimations of the existence of Georgians in ancient Anatolia and ends with today’s volatile President Saakashvili. Find Edge Of Empires by Rayfield, Donald at Biblio. Donald Rayfield redresses this balance in Edge of Empires, focusing not merely on the post-Soviet era, like many other books on Georgia, but on the whole of its history, accessing a mass of new material from the country’s recently opened archives. Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia Donald Rayfield Reaktion Books, History - 479 pages 1 Review Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when. Georgia is the most Western-looking state in today’s Near or Middle East and, despite having one of the longest, most turbulent histories in the Christian or Near Eastern world, no proper history of the country has been written for decades.

Edge of Empires by Donald Rayfield