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'A seditious and sinister tribe'
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- Book Synopsis
- The Crimean Tatars were the Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea who established a powerful khanate in the 1440s, which remained in power until 1783. In this, the first history in English for over 100 years, eminent scholar Donald Rayfield shows that this misunderstood and much-feared nation was in fact a flourishing state with a vibrant literary culture, religious tolerance, a sophisticated constitution and a prosperous economy. Rayfield's book describes the establishment of the khanate, its reign and its eventual fall, concluding with a vivid portrayal of the Tatars' ruthless suppression - first by Russia and then the Soviet Union - and the final, effectively genocidal, invasion under Vladimir Putin. This vibrant and ultimately tragic chronicle is essential reading for anyone interested in the background to the current war in Ukraine.
- About The Author
- Donald Rayfield is Emeritus Professor of Russian and Georgian at Queen Mary University of London. His books include Anton Chekhov: A Life (1997, 2021), and Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia (Reaktion Books, 2012), which was translated into Russian and Georgian.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781789149098
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books, (01 July 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 360
- Weight
- 712 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 156 x 34 mm
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