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Record Nr.

UNINA9910645951903321

Autore

Witzenrath Christoph

Titolo

The Russian empire, slaving and liberation, 1480-1725 : trans-cultural worldviews in Eurasia / / Christoph Witzenrath

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : , : De Gruyter, , [2022]

©2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Dependency and slavery studies

Disciplina

306.36209

Soggetti

Slavery - History

Russia History 1689-1801

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Trade Routes and Slaving Zones in Eurasia. Empire, Ideology and Framing Legitimate Human Merchandise -- Chapter 2 The Conquest of Kazan -- Chapter 3 Redemption, Ritual and Exodus -- Chapter 4 Spreading Liberation Ideas -- Chapter 5 Slavery, Ransom and Loyalty in Muscovy -- Chapter 6 Slavery and Empire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The monograph realigns political culture and countermeasures against slave raids, which increased during the breakup of the Golden Horde. By physical defense of the open steppe border and by embracing the New Israel symbolism in which the exodus from slavery in Egypt prefigures the exodus of Russian captives from Tatar captivity, Muscovites found a defensive model to expand empire. Recent scholarly debates on slaving are innovatively applied to Russian and imperial history, challenging entrenched perceptions of Muscovy.