Shane O'Rourke is Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of York.

• Acknowledgements List of Maps Glossary Introduction The Don Cossacks 1549-1920 The Land and People of the Great Host of the Don The Cossack Yurt The Crisis of the Cossack Yurt The Local Administration of the Don Cossacks Family and Community Among the Don Cossacks Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

'...an effective presentation of the external factors pressing on the Don Cossack community...' - American Historical Review

Shane O'Rourke is Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of York.

• Acknowledgements List of Maps Glossary Introduction The Don Cossacks 1549-1920 The Land and People of the Great Host of the Don The Cossack Yurt The Crisis of the Cossack Yurt The Local Administration of the Don Cossacks Family and Community Among the Don Cossacks Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

'...an effective presentation of the external factors pressing on the Don Cossack community...' - American Historical Review

Shane O'Rourke is Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of York.

• Acknowledgements List of Maps Glossary Introduction The Don Cossacks 1549-1920 The Land and People of the Great Host of the Don The Cossack Yurt The Crisis of the Cossack Yurt The Local Administration of the Don Cossacks Family and Community Among the Don Cossacks Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

'...an effective presentation of the external factors pressing on the Don Cossack community...' - American Historical Review