The Chechens : a handbook / Amjad Jaimoukha.

Originally published: RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-308) and index.

People and land -- History from the earliest to the end of the eighteenth century AD -- History from the Russian-Caucasian War to the Second World War -- History from the deportation to the "Second" Chechan War -- Politics and current affairs -- Society -- Economy -- Religion and beliefs -- Customs and traditions -- Folklore -- Arts, crafts, and architecture -- Music and dance -- Language and linguistic policy -- Literature -- Media and film -- The diaspora -- Afterword -- Proverbs and sayings -- The Chechen tukhums and taips -- The Vainakh pantheon -- Nakh lexicography.

"The only comprehensive treatment of the subject available in English, this book provides a ready introduction and practical guide to the Chechen people, and to some little known and rarely considered aspects of Chechen culture, including customs and traditions, folklore, arts and architecture, music and literature." "This handbook should prove a corrective to the negative stereotypes that have come to be associated with the Chechens and put a human face back on one of the noblest - yet least understood - of nations. This book is an indispensable and accessible resource for all those with an interest in Chechnya."--Back cover.