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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherIndiana University Press
ISBN-100253204453
ISBN-139780253204455
eBay Product ID (ePID)70122
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameRussia and the Golden Horde : the Mongol Impact on Medieval Russian History
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1987
SubjectRussia & the Former Soviet Union
TypeTextbook
AuthorCharles Halperin
Subject AreaHistory
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight11 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN84-048254
Dewey Edition19
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal947/.03
Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments I The Medieval Ethno-Religious Frontier II Kievan Rus' and the Steppe III The Mongol Empire and the Golden Horde IV The Mongol Administration of Russia V The Mongol Role in Russian Politics VI The Russian "Theory" of Mongol Rule VII Economic and Demographic Consequences VIII The Mongols and the Muscovite Autocracy IX The Mongols and Russian Society X Cultural Life XI Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis"... an imaginative and dispassionate re-examination of the significance of the Mongol Conquest and its aftermath for Russia's historical development." --Slavic Review "On all counts Russia and the Golden Horde infuses the subject with fresh insights and interpretations." --History "Combining rigorous analysis of the major scholarly findings with his own research, Halperin has produced both a much-needed synthesis and an important original work." --Library Journal "Halperin's new book combines sound scholarship and a flair for storytelling that should help publicize this all too unfamiliar tale in the West." --Virginia Quarterly Review "It is a seminal work that will be repeatedly cited in the future... " --The Historian "... ingenious and highly articulate... " --Russian Review, " . . . an imaginative and dispassionate re-examination of the significance of the Mongol Conquest and its aftermath for Russia's historical development." --Slavic Review "On all counts Russia and the Golden Horde infuses the subject with fresh insights and interpretations." --History "Combining rigorous analysis of the major scholarly findings with his own research, Halperin has produced both a much-needed synthesis and an important original work." --Library Journal "Halperin's new book combines sound scholarship and a flair for storytelling that should help publicize this all too unfamiliar tale in the West." --Virginia Quarterly Review "It is a seminal work that will be repeatedly cited in the future . . . " --The Historian " . . . ingenious and highly articulate . . . " --Russian Review, " . . . an imaginative and dispassionate re-examination of the significance of the Mongol Conquest and its aftermath for Russia's historical development." ?Slavic Review "On all counts Russia and the Golden Horde infuses the subject with fresh insights and interpretations." ?History "Combining rigorous analysis of the major scholarly findings with his own research, Halperin has produced both a much-needed synthesis and an important original work." ?Library Journal "Halperin's new book combines sound scholarship and a flair for storytelling that should help publicize this all too unfamiliar tale in the West." ?Virginia Quarterly Review "It is a seminal work that will be repeatedly cited in the future . . . " ?The Historian " . . . ingenious and highly articulate . . . " ?Russian Review