Books by Thomas de Waal
Journalist and author Thomas de Waal is a senior associate in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment. De Waal is an acknowledged expert on the unresolved conflicts of the South Caucasus. His most recent book Great Catastrophe: Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide was published in January 2015 by the Oxford University Press.
Interviews with Thomas de Waal
Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide, recommended by Thomas de Waal
In 1915, amid the upheaval of the First World War, the Ottoman Empire carried out the mass deportation and killing of its Armenian population. Thomas de Waal, author of Great Catastrophe, chooses five memoirs that bring to life the experiences of those caught up in it — and the very different paths they followed afterwards.
The best books on Conflict in the Caucasus, recommended by Thomas de Waal
Acknowledged expert on the unresolved conflicts of the South Caucasus selects five books that encapsulate the fragility of the region and the impact of the desperate scramble for the spoils of the Soviet Union
Interviews where books by Thomas de Waal were recommended
The best books on Georgia and the Caucasus, recommended by Per Gahrton
‘Most people still live rather primitively, and that is not good from a purely economic point of view, but it’s very charming and the food is wonderful.’
