Books by Ronald Grigor Suny

The full sweep of Georgian history from medieval times to the present era of civil strife in an independent republic.

This timely and pathbreaking work shows how and why the dramatic collapse of the soviet Union was caused in large part by nationalism, that is, by the increasingly urgent demands of the subject nationalities of the Soviet Union for independence and autonomy.

Traces the cultural and social transformations and interventions that created a sense of Armenian nationality in the 19th and 20th centuries. This book shows that while the limits of Armenia excluded the diaspora, at a time of state renewal, the boundaries have been expanded to include Armenians who live beyond the borders of the republic.