ABSTRACT
A History of the Georgian People (1971) begins with an account of the early history and ethnographic background of Georgia, and goes on to cover the country’s political history from 1000 to 1800 and Russian conquest. There are chapters on the social history of the country, with much interesting information on the feudal system, religion, justice and the slave trade. The final, illustrated section, discusses the art and literature of the Georgians.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Book I|66 pages
The Background
chapter Chapter I|8 pages
The Georgian Land and the Nature of Mount Caucasus
chapter Chapter II|10 pages
Bronze and Iron
chapter Chapter III|13 pages
The Swarming and The Mingling
chapter Chapter IV|12 pages
Matriarchs, Gods and Emperors
chapter Chapter V|21 pages
The Historical Geography of Ancient Georgia
part Book II|62 pages
The Medleval Kingdom
chapter Chapter VI|16 pages
Origins of the Medleval Kingdom
chapter Chapter VII|10 pages
The Kings of The Abkhaz: Bagrat III to Giorgi II
chapter Chapter VIII|14 pages
Heyday of the Georgian Kings: David II to Tamara
chapter Chapter IX|12 pages
The Monarchy Under The Mongols: Giorgi IV to David VI
chapter Chapter X|8 pages
Splendours and Miseries of the Later Georgian Kingdom: Giorgi V to Alexander, 1318-1443
part Book III|90 pages
Revolutions of the Georgian Kingdom
chapter Chapter XI|11 pages
Wars of the Division and Aftermath (1462-1574)
chapter Chapter XII|9 pages
The Revival of Islamic Imperialism (1512-76)
chapter Chapter XIII|10 pages
Clash of Empires: The Epic of King Simon (1576-1600)
chapter Chapter XIV|13 pages
Clash of Empires: The Peregrinations of Taymuraz I (1586-1663)
chapter Chapter XV|7 pages
Abeyance of the Monarchy: The Mukhranian Viceroys (1656-1722)
chapter Chapter XVI|15 pages
Emperors Abortive: Peter the Great and Nadir Shah (1722-47)
chapter Chapter XVII|10 pages
Indian Summer of the Bagratids: Taymuraz II and Irakli II (1747-1798)
chapter Chapter XVIII|13 pages
End of the Georgian Kings (1769-1813)
part Book IV|70 pages
The People and the Power
chapter Chapter XIX|7 pages
From The Clan to the Class
chapter Chapter XX|9 pages
The Middle and Lower Classes in Mediæval Georgia
chapter Chapter XXI|13 pages
The Ruling Classes
chapter Chapter XXII|7 pages
The Institution of Patronqmoba
chapter Chapter XXIII|9 pages
Court and Administration
chapter Chapter XXIV|9 pages
Religion and the Georgian Church
chapter Chapter XXV|7 pages
Justice in Georgia
chapter Chapter XXVI|7 pages
The Slave Trade: Decline of the Population
part Book V|70 pages
The Life of Georgia