An Introduction to the History of the Turkic Peoples: Ethnogenesis and State Formation in Medieval and Early Modern Eurasia and the Middle East

Very insightful book about the history of ‘Turkic peoples’. The book is not Turkic-centric and draws on from the wide-range of sources (European, Russian, Arabic, Byzantine/ Greek, Hebrew, Turkic, Indian, Chinese etc) and gives an introduction as to how ‘Turkic peoples’ and states were formed in a long historical perspective. It also talks about the political and economic institutions of many Turkic states (e.g. political succession rules). Importantly, it gives a slightly different pers [...]

There are like almost no copies of this book left on shelves. I really wish I could find a copy of it in English, though.Perhaps, one of the most detailed and informative survey histories written. I by no means read every single line in the book, but I have read a good chunk of it for papers.Definitely needs to be updated. The author should think about releasing or writing a second edition/volume.

So useful, if extremely hard to get. A thorough inventory of Turkic peoples in history.