| A Historical-Etymological Dictionary of Pre-Russian Habitation Names of the Crimea Contributor(s): Jankowski, Henryk (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004154337 ISBN-13: 9789004154339 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $451.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: This dictionary, indispensable for those interested in the Crimea, Ukraine, as well as Eurasian nomadism, is the result of year-long painstaking research into the etymology of Crimean pre-Russian habitation names, shedding light on the Turkic, Greek, Caucasian and other place-names in a comparative context, as well as the histories of these cities, towns and villages themselves. With detailed maps and indices. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - History | Europe - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 914 |
| LCCN: 2006049121 |
| Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic & Central Asi |
| Physical Information: 1298 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This dictionary, the first of its kind in Turkological studies, will prove to be an invaluable research tool for those studying the Crimea, Ukraine, as well as Eurasian Nomadism. It is the result of year-long painstaking research into the etymology of Crimean pre-Russian habitation names, providing insight into the Turkic, Greek, Caucasian place-names in a comparative context, as well as the histories of these cities, towns and villages themselves. The dictionary contains approximately 1,500 entries, preceded by an introduction with notes on the history of the Crimea and the structure of habitation names. For the reader's convenience, many entries are classified in indices which follow the main part of the book. Additionally, three detailed primary source maps, separately indexed, are appended to the dictionary, as well as a map showing the administration network of the Crimea at the end of the Crimean Tatar Khanate. |