The Cossacks / Shane O'Rourke
2007, First Edition. Manchester : Manchester University Press. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #227125
Physical description: xi, 303 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: This is an exceptional book covering 500 years of the history of the Cossacks - the recklessly brave, wild horsemen or the romantic hero of the steppe or the brutal mounted policemen, as they have been remembered throughout history. A lucid and engaging book that conveys the passion, exuberance and tragedy of these extraordinary people, it will be enjoyed by students, scholars and general readers interested in Russian history. Subject: Geschichte Cossacks - Russia - History. European history. Social & cultural history. HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union / Europe / Former Soviet Republics. Genre: Bibliography, Illustrated.
Price: €225.00