‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’ by Donald Rayfield

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‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’ by Donald Rayfield

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The first history in English for over 100 years of the Crimean Tatars.

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‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’ by Donald Rayfield

The Crimean Tatars – Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea – established a powerful Khanate in the 1440s, which remained in power until 1783. In this, the first history in English for over 100 years, eminent scholar Donald Rayfield gives a historical portrait, showing that this misunderstood and much-feared nation was in fact a flourishing state with a vibrant literary culture, religious tolerance, a sophisticated constitution and a prosperous economy. Rayfield’s book describes the establishment of the Khanate, its reign and eventual fall, concluding with a vivid portrayal of the Tatars’ ruthless suppression – first by Russia and then the Soviet Union – and the final, effectively genocidal, invasion under Vladimir Putin. This vibrant and ultimately tragic chronicle is essential reading for anyone interested in the background to the current war in Ukraine.
Donald Rayfield is Emeritus Professor of Russian and Georgian at Queen Mary University of London. His books include Anton Chekhov: A Life (1997, 2021), and Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia (Reaktion Books, 2012), which was translated into Russian and Georgian.
SKU GOR013988472
ISBN 13 9781789149098
ISBN 10 1789149096
Title ‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’
Author Donald Rayfield
Condition very good
Publisher Reaktion Books
Year published 2024-07-01
Number of pages 352
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