The cossacks
1970, First edition. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #343005
ISBN: 0030818559
Physical description: 409 pages illustrations, maps, plates, portraits 24 cm. Contents: Introduction: legend and significance. The birth of the Cossackdom -- Yermak and the conquest of Siberia -- The Cossacks and the state -- Bogdan Khmeinitski and a Cossack struggle for independence -- Bandit into revolutionary: the career of Stenka Razin -- The Cossacks in transition -- Pugachev: the peasants' "Tsar" -- The Cossacks harnessed -- Servants of the Tsar -- Age of revolution -- The end of Cossackdom. Summary: A panoramic view of Cossack history from the 15th to the 20th centuries begins with an exploration of the Cossacks' complex origins, describes their role as border guards and their frontier way of life, chronicles struggles with Turks and Tatars, and traces their loss of collective identity. Subjects: 20th century. Cossacks.
Price: €85.00