A New Book on Georgian History Heinz Fähnrich. History of Georgia

Heinz Fähnrich, Geschichte Georgiens , Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section eight, Central Asia, v.21 = Handbuch der Orientalistik, Brill, Leiden&Boston 2010

Abstract

The Western Publishers Brill have issued Professor Heinz Fähnrich’s “History of Georgia” in German, in the series Handbuch der Orientalistik. The work is written with good knowledge of the subject, scholarly, objective approach and genuine love of Georgia. In moot questions, be these ancient or recent painful issues, the author does not try to take sides, but rests on more or less widely shared views accepted in Georgian historiography, placing absolutely correct accents through his objective presentation. In the reconstruction of Georgia’s early history the author bases himself on Ancient Eastern (Assyrian, Urartian) and Classical sources. He presents the history of the subsequent period, beginning with that of the Parnavazids, mainly on the basis of “Kartlis Tskhovreba” and other important sources. It is advisable to have the work translated into Georgian.