{"product_id":"the-steppe-and-its-empires-the-russian-empire-and-its-eurasian-counterparts-9780300284386","title":"The Steppe and Its Empires: The Russian Empire and Its Eurasian Counterparts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA broad comparative study that highlights the importance of the Eurasian steppe and its impact on the arc of Russian history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout its existence, Russia has been a hybrid empire shaped by both Europe and Asia. Focusing on the formation of the Russian state between the sixteenth and the mid-nineteenth centuries, renowned historian Michael Khodarkovsky examines Russia's structural similarities with its neighbors in Asia--the Ottoman, Persian, Mughal, and Chinese empires. While most historians have noted the transformations that brought Russia closer to modern European societies, the Russian empire's shared characteristics with its non-European counterparts remain poorly understood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKhodarkovsky reveals the critical role of the Eurasian steppe in the formation of the empires, whose military-social institutions and political culture were distinctly different from those of the West. Ultimately, he argues that Russia is best understood as a hybrid Eurasian empire whose steppe origins and fluid frontiers propelled its relentless expansion, producing a vastly diverse society with a blurred sense of national identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Khodarkovsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.33w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300284386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Khodarkovsky\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eRussia's 20th Century: A Journey in 100 Histories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRussia's Steppe Frontier: The Making of a Colonial Empire, 1500-1800.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Chicago, IL.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Michael Khodarkovsky \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397200392349,"sku":"9780300284386","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e07c296f-3f78-459b-be17-7c0b71a2c2ef.jpg?v=1781075932","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-steppe-and-its-empires-the-russian-empire-and-its-eurasian-counterparts-9780300284386","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}