After Oriental Despotism

Alessandro Stanziani is Director of Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France.

• Introduction: The Scope and Aims 1. The Historical Dimension of Economic Backwardness2. Beyond Asiatic Despotism: Territorial Power and State Construction in Eurasia3. The Power of the Steppe: the Mongol Heritage and the Expansion of the Muscovy4. Slavery and Trade in Central Asia and Russia5. Nor Feudalism or Capitalism : Agrarian Markets under Coercion6. Beyond Economic Backwardness. Labor and Growth in Eurasia in the Long Nineteenth Century Conclusion : Russia in a Globalizing World Bibliography Index

By revisiting the history of Russia and Eurasia in the context of global history, Stanziani is successful in breaking a number of our preconceptions. Indispensable for those who are keen to reconsider the conventional narrative and understanding of the history of the world.