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This volume surveys Nineteenth-century Russian society and economy and finds that Russian institutions, practices and ideas fit the general European pattern for that period of rapid change. Even apparently distinctive Russian features deepen our understanding of 'Europeaness'. In the Nineteenth-century there were still many different ways to be European, and excessive generalization based on the experiences of one or two countries obscures the great diversity that still characterized European civilization. Moreover, these essays bring to light several points at which Russian legislation and thinking provided models and examples for others to follow. The authors focus on key elements of how Russians envisaged and constructed their economy and society. This is an important contribution that increases understanding of Russian history at a time when Russia's relationship with the 'West' is again debated.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Envisioning an Economy
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Envisioning a Society
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Reviews
"This book makes a significant contribution to the debate over the nature of Imperial Russian history. Not everyone will agree with it, but all those who study the subject will have to contend with its bold assertion of Russia's Europeanness."
- Steven G. Marks, author of How Russia Shaped the Modern World
"Kudos to the editors and contributors! Imperial Russia comes alive very much as a 'normal' society with commonality with the rest of Europe as well as uniqueness."
- David M. Goldfrank, Georgetown University
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
SUSAN P. MCCAFFRAY is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, USA.
MICHAEL MELANCON is Professor of History at Auburn University, USA.
MICHAEL MELANCON is Professor of History at Auburn University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Russia in the European Context, 1789–1914
Book Subtitle: A Member of the Family
Editors: Susan P. McCaffray, Michael Melancon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403982261
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Susan P. McCaffray and Michael Melancon 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-6855-5Published: 15 June 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-53073-1Published: 15 June 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4039-8226-1Published: 12 May 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 238
Topics: European History, Russian, Soviet, and East European History, Modern History, Political Science