Chechnya: From Past to Future.Chechnya: From Past To Future Richard Sakwa Anthem Press c/o Stylus stylus: see pen. (1) A pen-shaped instrument that is used to "draw" images or select from menus. Styli (the plural of stylus, pronounced "sty-lye") come with handheld devices that have touch screens, such as PDAs and video games. Publishing 22883 Quicksilver quicksilver: see mercury. (1) (QuickSilver Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, www.qstech.com) A mobile communications company that specializes in a reconfigurable logic chip for cellphones and PDAs. See adaptive computing. Drive, Sterling, VA 20166-2012 1843311658,$25.00 www.styluspub.com Also available in a hardcover edition (184331164X, $75.00), Chechnya: From Past To Future by Richard Sakwa (Professor of Russian and European Politics, University of Kent) provides the reader with an historical overview of the struggle for control of Chechnya that has resulted in a series of high-profile atrocities such as hostage seizures at Besian and the Moscow's Dubrovka theatre, as well as Russian retaliations. Chechnya: From Past To Future includes both Western, Russian, and Chechen perspectives on the conflict, surveying such critical issues as the rights and wrongs of Chechen secessionism se·ces·sion·ism n. The policy of those maintaining the right of secession. se·ces  sion·ist n. ; the role of Islamic and Western international agencies in defending human rights; the conduct of the war; changing perceptions of the war within the context of international terrorism Noun 1. international terrorism - terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that countryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain ; democracy in Chechnya; and the uncertainty of democracy in Russia as a whole. Chechnya: From Past To Future is informed and informative reading and especially recommended to the attention of anyone with an interest in Russia, Chechnya, and international terrorism. John Burroughs Reviewer re·view·er n. One who reviews, especially one who writes critical reviews, as for a newspaper or magazine. reviewer Noun a person who writes reviews of books, films, etc. Noun 1. |
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