*Exploring the Caucasus in the 21st century : essays on culture, history and politics in a dynamic context / edited by Francoise Companjen, LÌaszlÌo MarÌacz, Lia Versteegh Amsterdam : Pallas Publications, 2010 254 p. : ill., map
1. Gabor Balint de Szentkatolna (1844-1913) and the study of Kabardian / Laszlo Maracz -- 2. The ethnic-political arrangement of the peoples of the Caucasus / Rene Does -- 3. An island of classical Arabic in the Caucasus : Dagestan / Michael Kemper -- 4. Chechnya and Russia, between revolt and loyalty / Marc Jansen -- 5. Recent political history of the south Caucasus in the context of transition / Francoise Campanjen -- 6. Authoritarianism and party politics in the south Caucasus / Max Bader -- 7. Between state and nation building : the debate about 'ethnicity' in Georgian citizens' ID cards / Oliver Reisner -- 8. The war in South Ossetia, August 2008 : four perspectives / Francoise Companjen -- 9. The recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia : a new era in international law / Charlotte Hille -- 10. Freedom of speech in the Caucasus : watch-dog needed in Armenia and Azerbaijan / Lia Versteegh -- 11. Beyond frontiers : engagement and artistic freedom in south Caucasus modern culture (Armenia and Azerbaijan) / Evan Navarro Martinez