The Steppe Tradition in International Relations: Russians, Turks and European State Building 4000 Bce-2017 Ce

ISBN-13: 9781108430890 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 325 str.

Iver B. Neumann; Einar Wigen

Opis

Argues that the Eurasian steppe political tradition has been globally influential, particularly in the socio-political formation of modern Russia and Turkey.

Recenzje

'Neumann and Wigen have produced a veritable masterpiece. Their book opens up exciting new vistas for the comparative study of international systems, filling a critical lacuna in our understanding of Eurasia's political development. And it also provides timely insight into the enduring imprint of the steppe state-building tradition, and the deep historical roots of authoritarianism in Turkey and the post-Soviet space. The Steppe Tradition in International Relations is destined to be a classic, and should be required reading for all serious students of comparative state formation and historical international relations.' Andrew Phillips, University of Queensland

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The steppe as the great unknown; 2. The emergence of the steppe tradition; 3. The steppe tradition settles down; 4. The steppe in the emergent Rus' polity; 5. Russia and Turkey between the steppe and Europe.