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Towards the “Normal” State

Georgian Foreign Policy between Russia and the West

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Authors:
  1. Mariam Bibilashvili

    1. University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

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  • Explores Georgia's post-Soviet search for identity
  • Illustrates the breakdown in Westphalian "states"
  • Explores the significance of Georgian historical experience

Part of the book series: Politics and History in Central Asia (PSPSCA)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Mariam Bibilashvili
    Pages 1-24

  3. Georgian Foreign Policy in the Academic Discourse

    • Mariam Bibilashvili
    Pages 25-52

  4. Postcolonialism, Post-Soviet Space, and International Relations

    • Mariam Bibilashvili
    Pages 53-75

  5. Ambivalent State of Mind

    • Mariam Bibilashvili
    Pages 77-109

  6. Coming to Terms with One’s Postcoloniality

    • Mariam Bibilashvili
    Pages 111-145

  7. Towards Becoming “Normal”

    • Mariam Bibilashvili
    Pages 147-185

  8. Concluding Remarks

    • Mariam Bibilashvili
    Pages 187-193

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 195-209
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About this book

This book explores the dilemmas of Georgian foreign policy since independence in 1991. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Georgia—a Caucasian republic with a fiercely independent national identity—has sought its own special path to European modernity, a promised land of prosperity and peace. Foreign policy has sought to reconcile the dream of European identity with the reality of being a small, post-colonial nation that was governed from Russia for nearly two centuries and remains mired in border conflicts with Russia. In an era when Russian concerns about sovereignty are once again dominating geopolitics, this book interests historians, scholars of imperialism, and scholars of the former Soviet Union and its messy politics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Mariam Bibilashvili

About the author

Mariam Bibilashvili has a Ph.D. degree in Social Sciences from the University of Tsukuba, affiliated with the Special Program in Japanese and Eurasian Studies.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Towards the “Normal” State

  • Book Subtitle: Georgian Foreign Policy between Russia and the West

  • Authors: Mariam Bibilashvili

  • Series Title: Politics and History in Central Asia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6333-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-6332-2Published: 11 October 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-6335-3Published: 11 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-6333-9Published: 10 October 2022

  • Series ISSN: 3005-0081

  • Series E-ISSN: 3005-009X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 209

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Russian, Soviet, and East European History, Imperialism and Colonialism, International Relations

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