To learn more about Azerbaijan and the Caucasus, please consult our book recommendations listed below:
Altstadt, Audrey L. The Azerbaijani Turks: Power and Identity Under Russian Rule. Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 1992.
Atkin, Muriel. Russia and Iran, 1780-1828. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1980.
Baddeley, J. F. The Russian Conquest of the Caucasus. General Books LLC: New York, 2010.
Brzezinski, Zbigniew. The Grand Chessboard. USA: Basic Books, 1997.
Cornell, Svante. Small Nations and Great Powers: A Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict in the Caucasus (Caucasus World). Routledge/Curzon, 2001.
Crichton-Miller, Emily. Special Report: Azeri Artists Take on the World. The New York Times, 2009.
Dumas, Alexandre. Adventures in the Caucasus. New York: Peter Owen, 1963.
Elliot, Mark. Azerbaijan with Georgia. United Kingdom: Trailblazer Publications, 1999.
Fawcett, L.L. Iran and the Cold War: The Azerbaijani Crisis of 1946. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1992.
Goltz, Thomas. Azerbaijan Diary. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 1998.
Goltz, Thomas. Requiem for a would-be republic: The rise and demise of the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan : a personal account of the years 1991-1993. Istanbul: The Isis Press, 1994.
Grant, Bruce. The Captive and the Gift: Cultural Histories of Sovereignty in Russia and the Caucasus (Culture and Society After Socialism). USA: Cornell University Press, 2009.
Hille. State Building and Conflict Resolution in the Caucasus (Eurasian Studies Library). USA: BRILL, 2010.
Hopkirk, Peter. The Great Game. USA: Kodansha America, 1994.
Ingram, Edward. The Beginning of the Great Game in Asia, 1828-1834. Oxford, 1979.
Kazemzadeh, Firuz. The struggle for Transcaucasia, 1917-1921. Hyperion Press, 1981.
Lewis, G.L., tr. The Book of Dede Korkut. London: Penguin, 1974.
Minorskyii, V. History of Shirvan and Darband. Cambridge University, 1958.
Mostashari, Firouzeh. On the Religious Frontier: Tsarist Russia and Islam in the Caucasus. London: I.B. Taruis, 2006.
Murinson, Alexander. Jews in Azerbaijan: a History Spanning Three Millennia.
Nuriyev, Elkhan. The South Caucasus At The Crossroads: Conflicts, Caspian Oil And Great Power Politics. Germany: Lit Verlag, 2007.
Said, Kurban. Ali and Nino. New York: Overlook Press, 1999.
Sattarov, Rufat. Islam, State, and Society in Independent Azerbaijan: Between Historical Legacy and Post-Soviet Reality. Germany: Reichert Verlag, 2009.
Schuster, Elsa, tr. Blood and Oil in the Orient. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1937.
Swietochowski, Tadeusz. Russia and Azerbaijan: A Borderland in Transition. New York: Columbia University Press, 1995.
Swietochowski, Tadeusz. Russian Azerbaijan, 1905-1920: The Shaping of National Identity in a Muslim Community. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985.
Tagiyeva, Roya. Azerbaijan Carpets. 1999.
Van der Leeuw, Charles. Azerbaijan : A Quest for Identity (Caucasus World). Palgrave Macmillan, 2000.
Van der Leeuw, Charles. Oil and Gas in the Caucasus and Caspian: A History. Great Britain: Curzon Press, 2000.
Waal, Thomas de. The Caucasus: An Introduction. USA: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Wright, Richard E. Caucasian Carpets and Covers: The Weaving Culture. London: Hali Publications, 1995.
Wright, Richard E. "On the Origins of Caucasian Village Rugs," Oriental Rug Review. Vol. 10, No. 4 (April/May 1990).
Yergin, Daniel. The Prize. New York: Buccaneer Books, 1994.
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Places to Visit
- Consulate General of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles
11766 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1410
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 444-9101
http://www.azconsulatela.org/
- DC Public Library
District of Columbia Public Library
901 G St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 727-0321
http://www.dclibrary.org/
- Embassy of Azerbaijan
2741 34th Street Northwest
Washington D.C. 20008
(202) 337-3500
http://www.azembassy.us/new/
- George Washington University, Global Resources Center
2130 H Street, NW
Suite 708
Washington, D.C. 20052
(202) 994-7105
http://www.gelman.gwu.edu/collections/GRC
- Karabakh Foundation
1128 16th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 457-1450
www.KarabakhFoundation.org
- Library of Congress, African & Middle East Reading Room
101 Independence Ave. SE
Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 220
Washington, D.C. 20540
(202) 707-9779
http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/
- United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
The Chrysler Building
405 Lexington Avenue, 5th floor
New York, NY 10174
(212) 457-1751
http://www.unaoc.org
- United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce
1212 Potomac Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
(202) 333-8702
http://www.usacc.org
- Urban Institute Library
2100 M Street, NW
#500
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 261-5688
http://www.urban.org/
- U.S. Azeri's Network
Nevada, New York, Texas, and Washington, D.C.
http://www.usazeris.org
- World Bank InfoShop
701 18th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20433
(202) 458-4500
Online Sources
- American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages, Azeri Language Resources:
http://www.princeton.edu/~turkish/aatt/azeri.htm
- Azerbaijan America Alliance: http://azerbaijanamericaalliance.org/
- Azerbaijan International: http://azer.com/index.html
- Azerbaijan International’s Uzeyir Hajibeyov Site: http://hajibeyov.com
- Central Asia article in the Research Journal of Area Study Centre, “Classical Publicist Writings in Azerbaijan”: http://www.asc-centralasia.edu.pk/Issue_64/04_Classical_Publicist_Writings_in_Azerbaijan.html
- Encyclopedia Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/
- International Finance Corporation: http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/azerbaijan/
- Library of Congress, Azerbaijan Resources: http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/azerbaijan.php
- Stratfor Global Intelligence: http://www.stratfor.com/stratfor_search?s=Azerbaijan
- U.S. Department of State: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_978.html
- World Bank: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPROSPECTS/Resources/334934-1199807908806/Azerbaijan.pdf
- Azerbaijani musical form mugham
- World Vision, Azerbaijan: http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/learn/world-vision-azerbaijan
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