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

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.

• 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

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

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.

• 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

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

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.

• 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