Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-242) and index.
Actors and structures : the anatomy and evolution of regimes -- The Soviet legacy : implications for regime change -- Nationalist mobilization in Georgia 1989-1991-- Shevardnadze's return and its aftermath 1992-1995 -- Profile of a corrupt regime : the Georgian state 1996-2001 -- Pressure from below : the influence of society on the Georgian state 1996-2001 -- The 'Rose Revolution' : a second transition? -- Conclusion