| Description |
xi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Beyond borders, between worlds : Russian empire and the making of the Don Steppe frontier -- People and power on the frontier : liberty, diversity, and de-centralization in the Don region to 1700 -- A middle ground between autonomy and dependence : the raiding economy of the Don Steppe frontier to 1700 -- Boundaries of integration or exclusion? : migration, mobility, and state sovereignty on the southern frontier to 1700 -- Testing the boundaries of imperial alliance : cooperation, negotiation and resistance in the era of Razin (1667-1681) -- Between Rus' and Rossiia : realigning the boundaries of Cossack communities in a time of migration and transition (1681-1695) -- The era of Raskol : religion and rebellion (1681-1695) -- Incorporation without integration : the Azov interlude (1695-1711) -- From frontier to borderland : the demarcation of the Steppe and the delegitimation of raiding (1696-1710) -- Boundaries of land, liberty, and identity : making the Don region legible to imperial officials (1696-1706) -- The Bulavin uprising : the last stand of the old Steppe (1706-1709) -- Reshaping the Don in the imperial image : power, privilege, and patronage in the post-Bulavin era (1708-1739) -- Closing the Cossack community : recording and policing the boundaries of group identity (1708-1739) -- A borderline state of mind : the closing of the Don Steppe frontier (1708-1739). |
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Don River Region (Russia) -- History -- 18th century.
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Russia -- History -- Peter I, 1689-1725.
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Russia -- Territorial expansion.
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Russia. |
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Territorial expansion. |
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Russia -- Boundaries.
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Boundaries. |
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Cossacks -- Russia (Federation) -- Don River Region -- History.
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Cossacks. |
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Russia (Federation) -- Don River Region. |
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History. |
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Imperialism -- Social aspects -- Russia (Federation) -- Don River Region -- History.
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Imperialism -- Social aspects. |
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Imperialism. |
| ISBN |
9780521514637 hardback |
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0521514630 hardback |
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