ISBN10: 052137961X, ISBN13: 9780521379618, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This is the first book to place Russia's 'long' eighteenth century squarely in its European context. The conceptual framework is set out in an opening critique of modernisation which, while rejecting its linear implications, maintains its focus on the relationship between government, economy and society. Following a chronological introduction, a series of thematic chapters (covering topics such as finance and taxation, society, government and politics, culture, ideology, and economy) emphasise the ways in which Russia's international ambitions as an emerging great power provoked administrative and fiscal reforms with wide-ranging (and often unanticipated) social consequences. This thematic analysis allows Simon Dixon to demonstrate that the more the tsars tried to modernise their state, the more backward their empire became. A chronology and critical bibliography are also provided to allow students to discover more about this colourful period of Russian history.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1999]
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Paperback / softback. New. Analytical and thematic account of a colourful period in Russian history accessible to undergraduates of European and Russian history, as well as to the non-specialist reader. Covers Russia's political, social, cultural and intellectual life during its emergence as a great power. ISBN 052137961x 9780521379618 [GB]

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Date: 1999. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. LIke new crisp paperback. Blue octavo paperback ; xvii, 267 p. : b&w maps ; 24 cm. Russia -- History -- 1613-1917 -- Social Movement. 1999. Cambridge University Press ISBN 052137961x 9780521379618 [US]