Armenia And Azerbaijan Through Peace And War

Consistently hailed by reviewers for its insight and evenhanded approach, Black Garden is the defintive account of the bloody struggle between Armenia and Azebajian, two former Soviet Republics. In 1991-94 the conflict became the first interstate war in the former USSR, resulting in twenty thousand deaths and one of the biggest refugee flows of modern times, leaving more than a million people homeless. Part contemporary history, part reportage, part political analysis, Black Garden is based on six months traveling through the south Caucaus, more than 120 original interviews, and unique primary sources, such as Plitburo archives. What emerges is a complex and subtle portrait of a beautiful and fascinating region, blighted by historical prejudice and conflict.