{"product_id":"russias-steppe-frontier-the-making-of-a-colonial-empire-1500-1800-9780253217707","title":"Russia's Steppe Frontier: The Making of a Colonial Empire, 1500-1800","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Khodarkovsky provides a detailed chronological narrative of Russia's steppe relations, which conveys brilliantly the depth of Moscow's engagement in the world of steppe politics. . . . This is counterbalanced by insightful thematic discussion of the perennial issues involved. . . . Altogether, an excellent study of a vital dimension of Russia's historical evolution.\" --Slavonic and East European Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\". . . the first connected account of Moscow's assertion of military and political control over its steppe frontier. The book's scope is impressive, as it traces the transformation of a turbulent steppe frontier into an imperial borderland. . . . a signal contribution to our understanding of European history.\" --American Historical Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on sources and archival materials in Russian and Turkic languages, \u003ci\u003eRussia's Steppe Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e presents a complex picture of the encounter between indigenous peoples and the Russians. An original and invaluable resource for understanding Russia's imperial experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Khodarkovsky is Associate Professor of History at Loyola University of Chicago. He is author of Where Two Worlds Met: The Russian State and the Kalmyk Nomads, 1600-1771 and co-editor (with Robert Geraci) of Of Religion and Empire: Missions, Conversion, and Tolerance in the Russian Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410020208914,"sku":"9780253217707","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9491c38b-c667-423e-aeb1-955a225f99d3.jpg?v=1729299115","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/russias-steppe-frontier-the-making-of-a-colonial-empire-1500-1800-9780253217707","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}