Europe's Near Abroad:
EU External Relations and the Future of the Black Sea Region

Public Lecture and Book Talk

The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus
Charles King

Thursday, May 21, 2009
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall

Charles King will discuss his most recent book, The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus, which was published by Oxford University Press in 2008. The book is a narrative and thematic history of the Caucasus mountains from the late eighteenth century through the early twenty-first. The book provides a comprehensive but accessible introduction to this fascinating part of the world and is based on extensive archival work, travel, and interviews. The major theme is the many-sided meaning of freedom in the Caucasus over the last two centuries: how states and nations have defined it, fought with one another over it, lived peacefully because of it, and in the process transformed the borderland between Europe and Asia.

Academic Conference

Friday, May 22, 2009
9:00 - 5:00 pm
Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall

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