The Steppe and Its Empires: The Russian Empire and Its Eurasian Counterparts - Hardcover

$30.00

The Steppe and Its Empires: The Russian Empire and Its Eurasian Counterparts - Hardcover

Name: The Steppe and Its Empires: The Russian Empire and Its Eurasian Counterparts - Hardcover
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SKU: 9780300284386
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by Michael Khodarkovsky

$30.00

Book Overview

A broad comparative study that highlights the importance of the Eurasian steppe and its impact on the arc of Russian history

Throughout its existence, Russia has been a hybrid empire shaped by both Europe and Asia. Focusing on the formation of the Russian state between the sixteenth and the mid-nineteenth centuries, renowned historian Michael Khodarkovsky examines Russia's structural similarities with its neighbors in Asia--the Ottoman, Persian, Mughal, and Chinese empires. While most historians have noted the transformations that brought Russia closer to modern European societies, the Russian empire's shared characteristics with its non-European counterparts remain poorly understood.

Khodarkovsky reveals the critical role of the Eurasian steppe in the formation of the empires, whose military-social institutions and political culture were distinctly different from those of the West. Ultimately, he argues that Russia is best understood as a hybrid Eurasian empire whose steppe origins and fluid frontiers propelled its relentless expansion, producing a vastly diverse society with a blurred sense of national identity.

ISBN	9780300284386
Author	Michael Khodarkovsky
Publisher	Yale University Press
Genre	History
Format	Hardcover
Published	May 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	224
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print