In this well-researched and up-to-date study Galina M. Yemelianova traces the role of Turkism in the ethno-national and political development of the various Turkic peoples of the former imperial Russian/Soviet space. She convincingly argues in favour of a plurality of Turkisms and their distinctive impact on the national discourses of the new Turkic states and polities. This authoritative book will be a valuable addition to many university courses on ethno-nationalism and Eurasian history and politics and of interest to a wider general readership.

Dr Bayram Balci, CERI/Sciences Po, Paris

Historically Turkism has been an important component in the national development of the various Turkic peoples inhabiting the vast Eurasian expanses corresponding to the post-Soviet Turkic lands. Galina M. Yemelianova's ground-breaking study, which is based on over three decades of her empirical research of the region, offers fascinating insights into this complex subject.

Professor Svetlana I. Akkieva, Institute of Humanities, Nal'chik, Kabardino-Balkaria