HERPEN Marcel H. Van <br/><br/>
Putin's wars :  the rise of Russia's new imperialism / 
Marcel H. Van Herpen. 
 - Lanham, Maryland :  Rowman & Littlefield,   2014. 
 - xvii, 277 pages ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> This book offers the first systematic analysis of Putin's two wars, placing the Second Chechen War and the War with Georgia of 2008 in their broader historical contexts. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442231368 (hbk.) :  49.95 GBP 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>IMPERIALISM --HISTORY --21ST CENTURY<br/>WAR CRIMES --HISTORY --21ST CENTURY<br/>GENOCIDE --HISTORY --21ST CENTURY<br/>RUSSIA (FEDERATION) --RELATIONS --RUSSIA (FEDERATION) --CHECHNIA