{"product_id":"9781789149098","title":"`A Seditious and Sinister Tribe' : The Crimean Tatars and Their Khanate","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Crimean Tatars - Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea -�established a powerful Khanate in the 1440s, which remained in power until 1783. In this, the first history in English for over 100 years, eminent scholar Donald Rayfield gives a historical portrait, showing that this misunderstood and much-feared nation was in fact a flourishing state with a vibrant literary culture, religious tolerance, a sophisticated constitution and a prosperous economy. Rayfield's book describes the establishment of the Khanate, its reign and eventual fall, concluding with a vivid portrayal of the Tatars' ruthless suppression - first by Russia and then the Soviet Union - and the final, effectively genocidal, invasion under Vladimir Putin.   This vibrant and ultimately tragic chronicle is essential reading for anyone interested in the background to the current war in Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45478105022685,"sku":"9781789149098","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781789149098.jpg?v=1720437795","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781789149098","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}