| Warriors and Peasants: The Don Cossacks in Late Imperial Russia 2000 Edition Contributor(s): O'Rourke, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312227744 ISBN-13: 9780312227746 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: "Warriors and Peasants" depicts the lives of the Don Cossacks, the largest of all the Cossack communities, in late Imperial Russia. The dual identity of the Cossacks, that of the steppe and of the settled Slavic areas, is emphasized as the key to their unique culture. The book explores how that identity manifested and preserved itself by focusing on the Cossack tradition, their economy, their families and their communities. Far from being moribund and close to collapse, the book concludes that the Cossack tradition remained among the most vibrant in the empire. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Europe - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 947.08 |
| LCCN: 99040595 |
| Series: St. Antony's |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.75" W x 8.85" (1.01 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Warriors and Peasants depicts the lives of the Don Cossacks in late Imperial Russia. The dual identity of the Cossacks, that of the steppe and of the settled Slavic areas, is emphasized as the key to their unique culture. The book explores how that identity manifested and preserved itself by focusing on the Cossack tradition, their economy, their families and their communities. Far from being moribund and close to collapse, the book concludes that the Cossack tradition remained among the most vibrant in the Empire. |