{"product_id":"caspian-world-abbas-amanat-9781501781278","title":"Caspian World: Connections and Contentions at a Modern Eurasian Crossroads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Caspian World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a wide-ranging exploration of the strategic, political, and commercial significance of the Caspian Sea, a site where empires--Russian, Persian, Ottoman, and British--competed, warred, and collaborated.\u003c\/b\u003e As with the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, or the Black Sea, the geography of the Caspian Sea creates a sphere of unique political dynamics and possibilities, and the essays in this volume describe the role of the Caspian as a force of connection, as well as a source of threats, to the states on its shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than narrating history through binary, state-to-state relationships, however, \u003ci\u003eThe Caspian World\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the sea as a space of multi-sided exchanges and numerous centers, tracing how the Caspian has shaped the commercial, intellectual, diplomatic, and imperial projects throughout the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Ulfat Abdurasulov, Abbas Amanat, Elena Andreeva, George Bournoutian, Iurii Demin, Layla S. Diba, Etienne Forestier-Peyrat, Kevin Gledhill, Guido Hausmann, Kayhan A. Nejad, Matthew P. Romaniello, Saghar Sadeghian, Alisa Shablovskaia, Ernest Tucker, Denis V. Volkov, Murat Yaşar, Rustin Zarkar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbas Amanat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501781278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501781278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Abbas Amanat","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136460898559,"sku":"9781501781278","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab9d30ef-769d-4d29-8638-46b69ae155a9.jpg?v=1755023412","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/caspian-world-abbas-amanat-9781501781278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}