The Eurasian Project and Europe - by David Lane & V Samokhvalov (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This book explains the historical and philosophical understanding of Eurasia and its current relevance to the formation of the Eurasian Union. It considers Eurasia's historical underpinnings, and its current economic, political and geo-strategic relevance in world politics.

Review Quotes

"This well-written, well-structured and relevant volume brings together a very knowledgeable mixture of established scholars such as Lane, Sakwa and Korosteleva with a number of their younger peers to produce a comprehensive work befitting further reference and study. ... This book provides just the right amount of fuel to keep the debate alive." (Dimitrios Triantaphyllou, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 54 (5), 2016)

"The book is rich in analysis of the historical and philosophical roots of Eurasianism, as well as on the discourse of Russian political elites on the Eurasian project. ... The book is worth reading ... ." (Katsiaryna Yakouchyk, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (6), 2016)

About the Author

P. N. Chatterje-Doody, University of Manchester, UK Rilka Dragneva, University of Birmingham, UK Peter J.S. Duncan, University College London, UK Ruslan Dzarasov, Moscow State University, Russia Tatiana Filimonova, Vanderbilt University, USA Prajakti Kalra, Cambridge Central Asia Forum, UK Elena Korosteleva, University of Kent, UK David Lane, Cambridge University, UK Paul Richardson, University of Manchester, UK Richard Sakwa, University of Kent, UK Vsevolod Samokhvalov Siddharth Saxena, University of Cambridge's Central Asia Forum, UK Ovsey Shkaratan, 'Higher School of Economics', Russia Ray Silvius, University of Winnipeg, Canada Kataryna Wolczuk, University of Birmingham, UK