Warriors and Peasants

Warriors and Peasants
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9780230599741
ISBN-13 : 0230599745
Rating : 4/5 (745 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Warriors and Peasants by : S. O'Rourke

Download or read book Warriors and Peasants written by S. O'Rourke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-01-20 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warriors and Peasants depicts the lives of the Don Cossacks in late Imperial Russia. The dual identity of the Cossacks, that of the steppe and of the settled Slavic areas, is emphasized as the key to their unique culture. The book explores how that identity manifested and preserved itself by focusing on the Cossack tradition, their economy, their families and their communities. Far from being moribund and close to collapse, the book concludes that the Cossack tradition remained among the most vibrant in the Empire.


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