Georgia, the 'Man in the Leopard's Skin': The Past, Present and Future of Georgia's Middle Eastern Communities
In May 2008, Professor Harry Norris visited Georgia to study the current situation of non-European communities in the country. Here he provides some historical and cultural background to this politically and ethnically complex part of the world.
The whole article can be downloaded as a PDF file.
Published in British Academy Review, Issue 12 (January 2009).
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