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‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’: The Crimean Tatars and Their Khanate

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'A remarkable and revelatory work of phenomenal historical scholarship, written with great verve and aplomb. A classic of its kind.' - William Boyd

'A magisterial history of the Crimean Tatars.' - Robert Service, University of Oxford

The Crimean Tatars were the Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea who 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 shows 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 its 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.


Review

'A remarkable and revelatory work of phenomenal historical scholarship, written with great verve and aplomb. A classic of its kind.' --William Boyd

'Donald Rayfield has written a magisterial history of the Crimean Tatars, who in centuries past had a deep and unduly overlooked impact on war and peace in Poland, Austria and Russia. Rayfield's book takes us right through to the Putin era, giving a vivid picture of a people who once terrified their neighbours and are now again threatened with extinction in their homeland.' --Robert Service, Emeritus Professor of Russian History, St Antony's College, University of Oxford

'While many observers see the war in Ukraine as being between Russians and Ukrainians, there is a third nation involved in this conflict: the Muslim Crimean Tatars. Donald Rayfield tells their story in an epic account of Europe's last Mongol khanate and its long wars with Russia that ultimately led to tsarist conquest and a Soviet-era genocide. The story of this small ethnic group's struggle to survive continues up to this very day as the Crimean Tatars seek to rebuild their shattered nation in a beloved Crimean homeland that has once again been invaded by their historic Russian foes.' --Brian Glyn Williams, author of
The Crimean Tatars: From Soviet Genocide to Putin's Conquest and Inferno in Chechnya

About the Author

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.

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‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’: The Crimean Tatars and Their Khanate

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Unless otherwise stated, all prices displayed on the product page include applicable taxes and import duties.

BOLO operates in accordance with the laws and regulations of Bahrain. Any items found to be restricted or prohibited for sale within the Bahrain will be cancelled prior to shipment. We take proactive measures to ensure that only products permitted for sale in Bahrain are listed on our website.

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Description:

'A remarkable and revelatory work of phenomenal historical scholarship, written with great verve and aplomb. A classic of its kind.' - William Boyd

'A magisterial history of the Crimean Tatars.' - Robert Service, University of Oxford

The Crimean Tatars were the Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea who 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 shows 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 its 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.


Review

'A remarkable and revelatory work of phenomenal historical scholarship, written with great verve and aplomb. A classic of its kind.' --William Boyd

'Donald Rayfield has written a magisterial history of the Crimean Tatars, who in centuries past had a deep and unduly overlooked impact on war and peace in Poland, Austria and Russia. Rayfield's book takes us right through to the Putin era, giving a vivid picture of a people who once terrified their neighbours and are now again threatened with extinction in their homeland.' --Robert Service, Emeritus Professor of Russian History, St Antony's College, University of Oxford

'While many observers see the war in Ukraine as being between Russians and Ukrainians, there is a third nation involved in this conflict: the Muslim Crimean Tatars. Donald Rayfield tells their story in an epic account of Europe's last Mongol khanate and its long wars with Russia that ultimately led to tsarist conquest and a Soviet-era genocide. The story of this small ethnic group's struggle to survive continues up to this very day as the Crimean Tatars seek to rebuild their shattered nation in a beloved Crimean homeland that has once again been invaded by their historic Russian foes.' --Brian Glyn Williams, author of
The Crimean Tatars: From Soviet Genocide to Putin's Conquest and Inferno in Chechnya

About the Author

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.

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