The elusive empire
Book • 2012
In The Elusive Empire, Matthew P. Romaniello explores the conquest and integration of Kazan into Muscovite Russia and how this process shaped the emerging Russian state.
The book analyzes political, military, and administrative strategies used to govern diverse populations and the contested nature of imperial authority in the region.
Drawing on archival sources, Romaniello reconstructs interactions between Moscow and local elites, revealing the ambiguities of early imperial governance.
The study situates Kazan’s experience within broader processes of state formation and imperial expansion in Eurasia.
It contributes to scholarship on early modern empires by highlighting how frontier dynamics informed central policies and identity formation.
The book analyzes political, military, and administrative strategies used to govern diverse populations and the contested nature of imperial authority in the region.
Drawing on archival sources, Romaniello reconstructs interactions between Moscow and local elites, revealing the ambiguities of early imperial governance.
The study situates Kazan’s experience within broader processes of state formation and imperial expansion in Eurasia.
It contributes to scholarship on early modern empires by highlighting how frontier dynamics informed central policies and identity formation.
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