{"product_id":"9781501781278-caspian-world","title":"The Caspian World","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConnections and Contentions at a Modern Eurasian Crossroads\u003cbr\u003e\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56111045247350,"sku":"9781501781278","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35735868.jpg?v=1755763610","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781501781278-caspian-world","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}