books.google.ca - As the Soviet Union entered its death throes, the self-determination of the nations within its republics became an issue over which people were prepared to die. When Azerbaijan declared its independence, the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabagh followed suit. Before long, pogrom and war were the order...http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Caucasian_Knot.html?id=OUlnYdOHJ3wC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Caucasian Knot