Ebook: Russias steppe frontier the making of a colonial empire, 1500-1800

1. The Sociology of the frontier, or why peace was impossible -- Social and political organization in the Steppe -- Raiding and warfare -- Captives and slaves -- Trade and economy -- A Khan, or a search for central authority -- Religion -- Ideology through diplomacy -- 2. Frontier concepts and policies in Muscovy -- The frontier -- Shert': a peace treaty or an oath of allegiance? -- Amanat: hostages of sorts -- Yasak: tribute or trade? -- Presents and payments: bestowed or extorted? -- Translating or colonizing? -- 3. Taming the "Wild Steppe," 1480-1600s -- Moscow and the great horde: The "Ugra Standoff" reconsidered -- The End of the golden horde, 1481-1502: On to Kazan -- The end of the Crimean-Muscovite Alliance -- The Nogays and Kazan, 1530s-1550s: Kazan Annexed -- The Nogays and Astrakhan, 1550s -- The Astrakhan Campaign of 1569 -- Containing the Nogays, 1577-1582 -- Debilitating the Nogays, 1582-1600 -- 4. From Steppe Frontier to Imperial Borderlands, 1600-1800 -- The Nogays -- New Strategies -- The Kalmyks -- The Kazakhs -- 5. Concepts and policies in the Imperial Borderlands 1690s-1800 -- Representations -- Non-Christians into Russian Orthodox -- Migration of the native elite and commoners -- Colonial contest I: law and administration -- Colonial contest II: land