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	Gender in Georgia: Feminist Perspectives on Culture, Nation, and History in the South Caucasus by Maia Barkaia (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alisse Waterston (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under the Security Gaze: History, Politics and Religion in the Pankisi Gorge/უსაფრთხოების მზერის ქვეშ: ისტორია, პოლიტიკა და რელიგია პანკისის ხეობაში by Maia Barkaia (Goodreads Author), Barbare Djandelidze, Tamta Mikeladze (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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From Internationalism to Postcolonialism: Literature and Cinema between the Second and the Third Worlds

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