Qazaqlïq, or Ambitious Brigandage, and the Formation of the Qazaqs: State and Identity in Post-Mongol Central Eurasia

by Joo-Yup Lee

In Qazaql?q, or Ambitious Brigandage, and the Formation of the Qazaqs Joo-Yup Lee examines the formation of new group identities, with a focus on the Qazaqs, in post-Mongol Central Eurasia within the context of qazaql?q, or the qazaq way of life, a custom of political vagabondage widespread among the Turko-Mongolian peoples of Central Asia and the Qipchaq Steppe during the post-Mongol period.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900430648X
• ISBN13: 9789004306486
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"