1st Edition
The New Georgia Space, Society, Politics
230 Pages
by
Routledge
A comprehensive book on the social and political geography of one of the most distinctive newly independent States to emerge from the collapse of the Soviet Union. Being one of the most developed Soviet republics in terms of levels of welfare, education and cultural activity, Georgia is fiercely defending its national self-identity and striving for independence. The difficult process of building a... Read more
Part 1 Background: location, territory, resources, and regions; the historical background of modern social geography; population; ethnicity and religion. Part 2 Specific issues: changing problems of the society; regional differences in welfare; spatial aspects of deviance; Tbilisi and its metropolitan region - social problems in space in collaboration with Joseph Salukvadze; ethnic tensions in geographical context.
Biography
Revaz Gachechiladze, Georgia Revaz Gachechiladze Tbilisi State University
