The Cossacks

by Shane O'Rourke

Book Overview

This is an exceptional book covering 500 years of the history of the Cossacks - the recklessly brave, wild horsemen or the romantic hero of the steppe or the brutal mounted policemen, as they have been remembered throughout history.

Starting with a description of the world of the steppe before moving on to a more detailed analysis of the circumstances in which the Cossacks emerged and flourished in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719076803
• ISBN13: 9780719076800
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"