{"product_id":"qazaqlzq-or-ambitious-brigandage-and-joo-yup-lee-9789004306486","title":"Qazaqlïq, or Ambitious Brigandage, and the Formation of the Qazaqs: State and Identity in Post-Mongol Central Eurasia","description":"\u003cb\u003e2017 CESS Book Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eQazaqlïq\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eAmbitious Brigandage\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eqazaqlïq\u003c\/i\u003e, or the \u003ci\u003eqazaq\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Utilizing a broad range of original sources, the book suggests that the Qazaqs, as well as the Shibanid Uzbeks and Ukrainian Cossacks, came into existence as a result of the \u003ci\u003eqazaq\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"ambitious brigand,\" activities of their founders, providing a new paradigm for understanding state formation and identity in post-Mongol Central Eurasia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joo-Yup Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 900430648X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004306486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Joo-Yup Lee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241700569343,"sku":"9789004306486","price":168.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dea1d365-786b-45f8-8370-0bb41229680d.jpg?v=1772655563","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/qazaqlzq-or-ambitious-brigandage-and-joo-yup-lee-9789004306486","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}