{"product_id":"russias-age-of-serfdom-1649-1861-isbn-9781405134583","title":"Russia's Age of Serfdom 1649-1861","description":"\u003ci\u003eRussia’s Age of Serfdom 1649-1861\u003c\/i\u003e offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdom’s codification until its abolition following the Crimean War.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the institution of serfdom, official social categories, and Russia’s development as a country of peasants ruled by nobles, military commanders, and civil servants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIlluminates 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the emergence of modern Russian culture out of and alongside Orthodox religious culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Illustrations. \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor's Preface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Russian Absolute Monarchy 1649-1725.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Face to Face in Russian Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Building a Service State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Muscovite Tradition and Petrine Cultural Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Building of Society 1725-1796.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 From the Household to Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 From Service State to Government by Moral Means.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Russian Enlightenment Culture: A Moral Voice for Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Government and People in Old Regime Russia 1796-1861.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Emergence of Independent Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Limits to Bureaucratic Government.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 To Speak for the Russian People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“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.”  (\u003ci\u003eSlavonic and East European Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 April 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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\" (\u003ci\u003eReviews in History\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Wirtschafter's 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.” (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eElise Kimerling Wirtschafter\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. Her previous books include:\u003ci\u003e From Serf to Russian Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e (1990); \u003ci\u003eStructures of Society: Imperial Russia’s “People of Various Ranks”\u003c\/i\u003e (1994); \u003ci\u003eSocial Identity in Imperial Russia \u003c\/i\u003e(1997); and \u003ci\u003eThe Play of Ideas in Russian Enlightenment Theater\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).  \u003ci\u003eRussia’s Age of Serfdom 1649-1861\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"\u003ci\u003eRussia’s Age of Serfdom\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eGary Marker,\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York at Stony Brook","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989976203493,"sku":"NP9781405134583","price":40.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405134583.jpg?v=1761786095","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/russias-age-of-serfdom-1649-1861-isbn-9781405134583","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}