Russian Practices of Governance in Eurasia - Frontier Power Dynamics, Sixteenth Century to Nineteenth Century

This book analyses the role of the mobility factor in the spread of Russian rule in Eurasia in the formative period of the rise of the Russian Empire and offers an examination of the interaction of Russian authorities with their nomadic partners.

List of contents

Introduction Part One: The Russian Institution of Protectorate 1. Patterns of Power and Authority 2. The Russian Politics of Ulus Part Two: Kalmyk-Russian Protectorate Relations 3. Uneasy Encounters 4. From Patronage to Protection (Protektsiia) Part Three: Placing the Qazaqs Under Russia’s Protection 5. The Qazaq Junior Horde and Russia 6. The New Jungar Offensive and Its Impact 7. From Protection to Confirmation (Konfirmatsiia) Part Four: Between Russia and the Qing 8. After the Fall of the Jungars 9. The Qazaq Oath Taking Ceremony Part Five: Staying on the Imperial Fringe 10. The Establishment of the Bokei Horde 11. The Politics of Qazaq Deputations Conclusion

About the author

Gulnar T. Kendirbai is Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University, USA.

Summary

This book analyses the role of the mobility factor in the spread of Russian rule in Eurasia in the formative period of the rise of the Russian Empire and offers an examination of the interaction of Russian authorities with their nomadic partners.

Product details

• Authors: Gulnar T. Kendirbai, Gulnar T. (Columbia University Kendirbai
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.08.2022
• EAN: 9781032400594
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3240059-4
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Central Asian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Russia, European History, c 1500 onwards to present day, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Russia / General