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Description: Russia's Age of Serfdom 1649-1861 by Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter Russias Age of Serfdom 1649-1861 offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdoms codification until its abolition following the Crimean War. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Russias Age of Serfdom 1649-1861 offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdoms codification until its abolition following the Crimean War. Considers the institution of serfdom, official social categories, and Russias development as a country of peasants ruled by nobles, military commanders, and civil servantsIlluminates the reality of absolute monarchy in Russia, with special emphasis on the mobilization of human and material resources, the search for regular government, and the persistence of personal-moral forms of authorityTraces the emergence of modern Russian culture out of and alongside Orthodox religious culture Back Cover Russia’s Age of Serfdom 1649-1861 offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdom’s codification until its abolition following the Crimean War. Coverage focuses on those of the empire’s European territories populated predominantly by ethnic Russian peasants. The book is divided into three chronological periods, each containing chapters on society, politics, and culture. The chapters on society consider the institution of serfdom, official social categories, and Russia’s development as a country of peasants ruled by nobles, military commanders, and civil servants. Political chapters illuminate the reality of absolute monarchy in Russia, with special emphasis on the mobilization of human and material resources, the search for regular government, and the persistence of personal-moral forms of authority. Finally, the cultural chapters trace the emergence of modern Russian culture out of and alongside Orthodox religious culture, a process embodied in the Europeanization and growing independence of Russian elite society and in the emergence of political and cultural dissent. Flap Russias Age of Serfdom 1649-1861 offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdoms codification until its abolition following the Crimean War. Coverage focuses on those of the empires European territories populated predominantly by ethnic Russian peasants. The book is divided into three chronological periods, each containing chapters on society, politics, and culture. The chapters on society consider the institution of serfdom, official social categories, and Russias development as a country of peasants ruled by nobles, military commanders, and civil servants. Political chapters illuminate the reality of absolute monarchy in Russia, with special emphasis on the mobilization of human and material resources, the search for regular government, and the persistence of personal-moral forms of authority. Finally, the cultural chapters trace the emergence of modern Russian culture out of and alongside Orthodox religious culture, a process embodied in the Europeanization and growing independence of Russian elite society and in the emergence of political and cultural dissent. Author Biography Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter is Professor of History at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. Her previous books include: From Serf to Russian Soldier (1990); Structures of Society: Imperial Russias "People of Various Ranks" (1994); Social Identity in Imperial Russia (1997); and The Play of Ideas in Russian Enlightenment Theater (2003). Table of Contents Illustrations. Series Editors Preface. Preface. Part I Russian Absolute Monarchy 1649-1725. 1 Face to Face in Russian Society. 2 Building a Service State. 3 Muscovite Tradition and Petrine Cultural Revolution. Part II The Building of Society 1725-1796. 4 From the Household to Society. 5 From Service State to Government by Moral Means. 6 Russian Enlightenment Culture: A Moral Voice for Society. Part III Government and People in Old Regime Russia 1796-1861. 7 The Emergence of Independent Society. 8 The Limits to Bureaucratic Government. 9 To Speak for the Russian People. Notes. References. Index. Review "There are different ways to write a survey of Russian history, and most of them have been tried many times. Yet Simon Dixon, the editor of this excellent three-volume series, has invited his authors to do something new." (Slavonic and East European Review, 1 April 2012) "The real strength of this book lies in its quality as an extended interpretive essay ... .Graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and non-Russianist historians. It is they who have the most cause to welcome the publication of this excellent book, and to look forward to the remaining volumes in the Blackwell History of Russia series" (Reviews in History, March 2009) "Wirtschafters detailed descriptions and analysis, particularly of the Muscovite and Petrine periods, make this an excellent source for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The addition of an inclusive introduction and conclusion would have made the book more accessible to a general audience." (CHOICE, February 2009) Long Description Russia s Age of Serfdom 1649-1861 offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdom s codification until its abolition following the Crimean War. Coverage focuses on those of the empire s European territories populated predominantly by ethnic Russian peasants. The book is divided into three chronological periods, each containing chapters on society, politics, and culture. The chapters on society consider the institution of serfdom, official social categories, and Russia s development as a country of peasants ruled by nobles, military commanders, and civil servants. Political chapters illuminate the reality of absolute monarchy in Russia, with special emphasis on the mobilization of human and material resources, the search for regular government, and the persistence of personal-moral forms of authority. Finally, the cultural chapters trace the emergence of modern Russian culture out of and alongside Orthodox religious culture, a process embodied in the Europeanization and growing independence of Russian elite society and in the emergence of political and cultural dissent. Review Text ?There are different ways to write a survey of Russian history, and most of them have been tried many times. Yet Simon Dixon, the editor of this excellent three-volume series, has invited his authors to do something new.?Â (Slavonic and East European Review, 1 April 2012) "The real strength of this book lies in its quality as an extended interpretive essay ... .Graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and non-Russianist historians. It is they who have the most cause to welcome the publication of this excellent book, and to look forward to the remaining volumes in the Blackwell History of Russia series" (Reviews in History, March 2009) ?Wirtschafters detailed descriptions and analysis, particularly of the Muscovite and Petrine periods, make this an excellent source for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The addition of an inclusive introduction and conclusion would have made the book more accessible to a general audience.? (CHOICE, February 2009) "Russia?s Age of Serfdom brings together an enormous volume of recent research and distills it in a way that is at once elegantly written and deeply informative. Wirtschafter?s chapters on institutional and social history are among the clearest and most compelling assessments of the dynamics of Russian society that I have ever seen. Her book will be appreciated by specialists and students alike." ?Gary Marker, State University of New York at Stony Brook Review Quote "Russias Age of Serfdom brings together an enormous volume of recent research and distills it in a way that is at once elegant written and deeply informative. Wirtschafters chapters on institutional and social history are among the clearest and most compelling assessments of the dynamics of Russian society that I have ever seen. Her book will be appreciated by specialists and students alike."Gary Marker, State University of New York at Stony Brook Promotional "Headline" Wirtschafter (California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona) examines the complexity of Russias inchoate well-ordered police states, contrary to Marc Raeffs classic model The Well-Ordered Police State (1983). Despite the Russian imperial states stubborn effort to organize its population into discrete categories, Russian society remained seemingly formless, especially at its lower levels. The book is organized into nine topical chapters divided into three chronological parts. Each chapter can be read on its own. Taken together, the book provides a very elegant discourse on a familiar theme in Russian historiography: in the absence of an organic civic society, an educated intelligentsia emerged that felt both entitled and compelled "To Speak for the Russian People" (the title of the ultimate chapter). Wirtschafters detailed descriptions and analysis, particularly of the Muscovite and Petrine periods, make this an excellent source for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The addition of an inclusive introduction and conclusion would have made the book more accessible to a general audience. On a more substantive note, as "Russia" was a multinational empire, one might take the author to task for making no effort to integrate non-Russian nations into her discussion. Summing Up: Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. -- P. E. Heineman, University of Maryland University College (Choice, February 2009) Feature Offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdom?s codification until its abolition following the Crimean War Considers the institution of serfdom, official social categories, and Russia?s development as a country of peasants ruled by nobles, military commanders, and civil servants Illuminates the reality of absolute monarchy in Russia, with special emphasis on the mobilization of human and material resources, the search for regular government, and the persistence of personal-moral forms of authority Traces the emergence of modern Russian culture out of and alongside Orthodox religious culture Details ISBN1405134585 Author Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter Short Title RUSSIAS AGE OF SERFDOM 1649-18 Series Blackwell History of Russia Language English ISBN-10 1405134585 ISBN-13 9781405134583 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2008 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Residence US Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9781405134583 UK Release Date 2008-01-09 AU Release Date 2008-01-09 NZ Release Date 2008-01-09 US Release Date 2008-01-09 Pages 320 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Publication Date 2008-01-09 Place of Publication Hoboken Alternative 9781405134576 DEWEY 947 Audience Professional & Vocational Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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