Warriors and Peasants The Don Cossacks in Late Imperial Russia [Hardcover]

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.Acknowledgements List of Maps Glossary Introduction The Don Cossacks 1549-1920 The Land and People of the Great Host of the Don The Cossack Yurt The Crisis of the Cossack Yurt The Local Administration of the Don Cossacks Family and Community Among the Don Cossacks Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

'...an effective presentation of the external factors pressing on the Don Cossack community...' - American Historical Review

Shane O'Rourke is Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of York.