I am half-tatar and half-russian. I know a lot about the Russian history but very little about tatars. Can anyone recommend good books on history of Tatar people? More info in description

by SageKnows

To be more precise my Tatar origin is from Uralic mountains so not the Crimeria tatars. My grandmother is from city of Ufa and is Muslim (so were her descendants). I wish to find books that talk about history of Tatars from the most earliest point possible. I can read in English and Russian. I have read some history about Sibir as the geographic location, and a lot about tatars is mentioned, but I would love to find a good book that talks only about tatars.

ampanmdagaba

If you can read Russian, I recommend this book (second on the page, djvu format):

http://publ.lib.ru/ARCHIVES/N/''Narody_i_kul'tury''/_''Narody_i_kul'tury''.html

It is a giant volume, 580 pages overall, and of a very high academic quality. They have chapters dedicated to everything: from language to cuisine, from history to holidays and traditions, and more. The language may be a bit dry at times, but you can be sure of its quality, and all sources and references are provided.

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I was interested in this stuff a while back, had read this textbook used in high schools in Tatarstan, pretty much the only book on the subject that looks any credible I could find. I believe there is a Part II that covers modern history. The narrative is a bit cumbersome, unfortunately.

From my experiences in Ufa, they sell quite some small-circulation books about local culture and history (Bashkir, in this case) in bookstores there, you could try visiting/finding someone from Kazan willing to help you out with this.

SageKnows

Any works by Western historians?