Toal, Gerard. <br/><br/>
Near Abroad :  Putin, the West and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (409 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover -- Near Abroad -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Place Names -- Introduction: Near Abroads -- 1. Why Does Russia Invade Its Neighbors? -- 2. Geopolitical Catastrophe -- 3. A Cause in the Caucasus -- 4. Territorial Integrity -- 5. Rescue Missions -- 6. Places Close to Our Hearts -- 7. The Novorossiya Project -- 8. Geopolitics Thick and Thin -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/> In sum, by showing how and why local regional disputes quickly develop into global crises through the paired power of historical memory and time-space compression, Near Abroad reshapes our understanding of the current conflict raging in the center of the Eurasian landmass and international politics as a whole. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780190253318 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Geopolitics--Former Soviet republics.<br/>South Ossetia War, 2008.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration.<br/>Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Former Soviet republics.<br/>Former Soviet republics--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).<br/>Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Western countries.<br/>Western countries--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).<br/>Crimea (Ukraine)--Annexation to Russia (Federation).
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DK510.764.T63 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>947.086/4