{"product_id":"caspian-world-connections-and-contentions-at-a-modern-eurasian-crossroads-paperback","title":"Caspian World: Connections and Contentions at a Modern Eurasian Crossroads - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbbas Amanat\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKevin Gledhill\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKayhan A. Nejad\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Caspian World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a wide-ranging exploration of the strategic, political, and commercial significance of the Caspian Sea, a site where empires--Russian, Persian, Ottoman, and British--competed, warred, and collaborated.\u003c\/b\u003e As with the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, or the Black Sea, the geography of the Caspian Sea creates a sphere of unique political dynamics and possibilities, and the essays in this volume describe the role of the Caspian as a force of connection, as well as a source of threats, to the states on its shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than narrating history through binary, state-to-state relationships, however, \u003ci\u003eThe Caspian World\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the sea as a space of multi-sided exchanges and numerous centers, tracing how the Caspian has shaped the commercial, intellectual, diplomatic, and imperial projects throughout the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Ulfat Abdurasulov, Abbas Amanat, Elena Andreeva, George Bournoutian, Iurii Demin, Layla S. Diba, Etienne Forestier-Peyrat, Kevin Gledhill, Guido Hausmann, Kayhan A. Nejad, Matthew P. Romaniello, Saghar Sadeghian, Alisa Shablovskaia, Ernest Tucker, Denis V. Volkov, Murat Yaşar, Rustin Zarkar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbas Amanat is William Graham Sumner Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eIran\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApocalyptic Islam\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Iranian Shi'ism, Pivot of the Universe, and Resurrection and Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevin Gledhill is Assistant Teaching Professor of History at Sacred Heart University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKayhan A. Nejad is Farzaneh Family Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies at the University of Oklahoma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774983364805,"sku":"9781501781278","price":70.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/qHJzPvsbhK9781501781278.webp?v=1770529211","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/caspian-world-connections-and-contentions-at-a-modern-eurasian-crossroads-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}