Imperial Soviet Russia: Power, Privilege and the Challenge of Modernity - Hardcover

Christian; Christian, David (Associate Professor Of

 
9780333662939: Imperial Soviet Russia: Power, Privilege and the Challenge of Modernity
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0333662938 ISBN 13: 9780333662939
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

This is an interpretative history of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union between 1850 and 1991. During this tumultuous period, the countries of this vast area were transformed from traditional, agrarian societies into modern industrial states. Like China, the Soviet Union underwent this transition under the banner of communism. After introductory chapters on traditional Russian history and lifeways, David Christian discusses how these transformations affected both governments and ordinary citizens, what they gained, what they endured, and why the Communist experiment ultimately failed.

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Críticas

'...provides an excellent overview for those coming to the subject for the first time, or those seeking to fit the specifics of a particular period into the wider picture. The text takes care to clarify the concepts used, does not assume previous knowledge and is interspersed with extracts from relevant period documents...Christian has succeeded in providing a readable textbook distinguished by a coherent line of argument throughout.' - Edwin Bacon, Slavonica

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This is an interpretative history of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union between 1850 and 1991. During this tumultuous period, the countries of this vast area were transformed from traditional, agrarian societies into modern industrial states. Like China, the Soviet Union underwent this transition under the banner of communism. After introductory chapters on traditional Russian history and lifeways, David Christian discusses how these transformations affected both governments and ordinary citizens, what they gained, what they endured, and why the Communist experiment ultimately failed.

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Verlag
Bloomsbury 3PL
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0333662938
ISBN 13 
9780333662939
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
488
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