Georgia

The Georgian Feast: The Vibrant Culture and Savory Food of the Republic of Georgia

According to Georgian legend, God took a supper break while creating the world. He became so involved with his meal that he inadvertently tripped over the high peaks of the Caucasus, spilling his food onto the land below. The land blessed by Heaven's table scraps was Georgia.
Nestled in the Caucasus mountain range between the Black and Caspian seas, the Republic of Georgia is as beautiful as it is bountiful. The unique geography of the land, which includes both alpine and subtropical zones, has created an enviable culinary tradition. In The Georgian Feast, Darra Goldstein explores the rich and robust culture of Georgia and offers a variety of tempting recipes.
The book opens with a fifty-page description of the culture and food of Georgia. Next are over one hundred recipes, often accompanied by notes on the history of the dish. Holiday menus, a glossary of Georgian culinary terms, and an annotated bibliography round out the volume.

Walking in the Caucasus - Georgia

Republic of Georgia Map by ITMB

Folded paper road and travel map in color. Scale 1:610,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from international highways to other roads (paved). Legend includes tracks (unpaved), railways, ferry routes, international boundaries, boundaries of an autonomous region/province boundaries, international airports, airports, caves, historic bridges, castles/mausoleums, monasteries/churches, settlements with defence towers, pre-Christian ruins, mosques, nature reserves. Map includes Georgian alphabet, inset map of Tbilisi, index of architecture monuments of special interest.

Georgia: Sovereign Country of the Caucasus (Odyssey Illustrated Guide)

This long-awaited revised third edition to the original and most comprehensive guidebook in English about Georgia reflects the tumultuous geopolitical reality of the country in the new millennium. Bordered by the Caucasus Mountains to the north, the Black Sea to the west, Azerbaijan to the east and Turkey to the south, Georgia stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia and as such occupies an extremely strategic position along the Silk Route. This fascinating land is home to one of the most hospitable people in the world whose culture dates back to the Bronze Age. This guide explores the various regions of the country in depth, focusing on the Golden Age of Georgian culture in art and architecture during the medieval period but by no means neglecting the bar and restaurant scene of today. Literary excerpts from renowned Georgian and European authors, as well as from the national epic, The Knight in the Panther's Skin, provide added insight. This is the guide to have when touring the Caucasus and the one the New York Times called, "the best guidebook to Georgia."

• This guide explores an extraordinarily beautiful country which at the same time has enormous strategic importance within the region
• Comprehensive study of the country's religion, art and architecture
• Literary excerpts provide an insight into a culture little known in the West
• Detailed section on local food, wine and Georgian hospitality
• Overview of business environment
• Authoritative history of Georgia from tribal rule to national independence
• Useful websites
• 101 color photographs
• 22 maps and plans

Defending the Border: Identity, Religion, And Modernity in the Republic of Georgia (Culture and Society After Socialism)

This book, one of the first in English about everyday life in the Republic of Georgia, describes how people construct identity in a rapidly changing border region. Based on extensive ethnographic research, it illuminates the myriad ways residents of the Caucasus have rethought who they are since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Through an exploration of three towns in the southwest corner of Georgia, all of which are situated close to the Turkish frontier, Mathijs Pelkmans shows how social and cultural boundaries took on greater importance in the years of transition, when such divisions were expected to vanish.

By tracing the fears, longings, and disillusionment that border dwellers projected on the Iron Curtain, Pelkmans demonstrates how elements of culture formed along and in response to territorial divisions, and how these elements became crucial in attempts to rethink the border after its physical rigidities dissolved in the 1990s. The new boundary-drawing activities had the effect of grounding and reinforcing Soviet constructions of identity, even though they were part of the process of overcoming and dismissing the past. Ultimately, Pelkmans finds that the opening of the border paradoxically inspired a newfound appreciation for the previously despised Iron Curtain as something that had provided protection and was still worth defending.

The New Cold War: Revolutions, Rigged Elections, and Pipeline Politics in the Former Soviet Union

Making of the Georgian Nation, The: 2nd Ed.

At The Edge Of Empire: The Terek Cossacks And The North Caucasus Frontier, 1700-1860

Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan (Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan)

Whether you're trekking in the spectacular Caucasus Mountains or enjoying traditional wine-soaked hospitality, this guide offers essential inside information on a region still refreshingly free of tourist culture.

• 40 detailed maps
• special activities section for trekkers, climbers and skiers
• advice on areas of conflict and other safety issues
• tips on getting visas, crossing borders and changing money
• language guide for Georgian, Armenian and Azeri

The Lives of the Georgian Saints

In A.D. 326 the Georgian king Mirian proclaimed his dominion to be a Christian kingdom. Since then, the Georgian people have preserved their Orthodox Faith despite the constant assault of unbelievers. Not only have they maintained their Faith, but in the midst of turbulent circumstances they have excelled in producing a singular Christian culture. Their music, architecture and iconography are distinct in their beauty and otherworldliness, conveying the deep spirituality of the Georgian land. Since the time of the ancient Greek historians, Georgia has been viewed as an enigma hidden behind impenetrable mountains and a complex language. Little has been written about this small country and its saints. Now, the entire collection of the Lives of the Georgian saints has been translated for the first time into English. These lives encompass the seventeen hundred years of Orthodox Christianity in Georgia. The stories of ascetics and bishops, warriors and noblemen are intertwined with the tumultuous history of the Georgian land. Beside these Lives the magnificent culture of Georgia is presented in full-color photographs of icons, churches and landscapes. 506 pages, full color cover, profusely illustrated with rare full color icons of almost every one of the Georgian saints, plus photos. His Grace Bishop BASIL of the Antiochian Archdiocese has described this as the most beautiful and spiritually-edifying book he has read in a long time.