This volume presents and discusses some of the complexities and problems arising in the Caucasus region such as Islamic terrorists and al-Qaida.

This study offers a fresh insight into the Muslim Murid movement and its leader Shamil, a subject that generates constant controversy in Russian historiography and has often been misinterpreted by Western scholars.

This volume is limited to contributions by Professor Kedourie's previous students. It reveals the far-reaching range of his interests and the immense expanse of his horizons. The first part deals with philosophy, political thought and ideology and the second with history and politics.