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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779922703321

Autore

Dixon Simon (Simon M.)

Titolo

The modernisation of Russia, 1676-1825 / / Simon Dixon [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999

ISBN

1-107-11158-7

0-511-31026-9

0-521-37961-X

0-511-81858-0

0-511-05246-4

0-511-11596-2

1-280-15169-2

0-511-15058-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 267 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

New approaches to European history ; ; 15

Disciplina

947

Soggetti

Russia History 1613-1917

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Maps; Preface; Chronology; Abbreviations; 1 Modernisation theory and Russian history; 2 Imperial great power; 3 Finance and taxation; 4 Society; 5 Government and justice; 6 Culture; 7 Ideology; 8 The economy; Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.