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9780761430339

Georgia

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761430339

  • ISBN10:

    0761430334

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-09-01
  • Publisher: Benchmark Books
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Summary

"Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, religion, and culture of Georgia"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 5
Geographyp. 7
From mountain peaks to swampy lowland
Regions
Cities
Climate
Flora and fauna
Historyp. 19
Early history
Colchis and Greece
The Iberians
Conversion to Christianity
Arab domination
David the Builder
Queen Tamar
The Mongol yoke
Ottoman Turkey and Safavid Persia
Russian annexation
Georgia under the tsars
Soviet Georgia
Recent history
Governmentp. 35
Recent events
The 1995 Constitution
Parliament
Political parties
Conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Adjaria-Haven of stability
Relations with Russia
Economyp. 47
From public to private ownership
Agriculture
Mineral wealth
Energy
Transportation
Tourism
Environmentp. 55
Deforestation
Water pollution
Air pollution
Georgiansp. 61
Kartvelian peoples
Adjarians
Abkhazians
Ossetians
Other peoples
Dress
Lifestylep. 69
Country and city life
High living
Hospitality
To your health!
Family and marriage
Male domination
Education
Work and welfare
Religionp. 79
Georgian Orthodox Church
Saint George
Church of the Life-Giving Pillar
Russian Orthodox Church
Armenian Apostolic Church
Islam
Judaism
Languagep. 87
Georgian
History of the Georgian language
The Georgian alphabet
Learning Georgian
Other tongues
Names
Publications, radio, and television
Communications
Artsp. 97
Metalwork
Architecture
Literature
Painting
Music and ballet
Film
Leisurep. 109
Song and dance
Mountain sports and pastimes
Other sports
Health resorts
Festivalsp. 117
Georgian Orthodox and folk holidays
Other religious festivals
Civil holidays
Foodp. 123
The Georgian table
Drinks
Map of Georgiap. 132
About the Economyp. 135
About the Culturep. 137
Time Linep. 138
Glossaryp. 140
Further Informationp. 141
Bibliographyp. 142
Indexp. 143
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