03148nam 22006252 450 991077992270332120151005020621.01-107-11158-70-511-31026-90-521-37961-X0-511-81858-00-511-05246-40-511-11596-21-280-15169-20-511-15058-X(CKB)111056485624632(EBL)147288(OCoLC)437073019(SSID)ssj0000204583(PQKBManifestationID)11199477(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000204583(PQKBWorkID)10176392(PQKB)11209629(UkCbUP)CR9780511818585(MiAaPQ)EBC147288(Au-PeEL)EBL147288(CaPaEBR)ebr2000715(CaONFJC)MIL15169(EXLCZ)9911105648562463220141103d1999|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe modernisation of Russia, 1676-1825 /Simon Dixon[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,1999.1 online resource (xvii, 267 pages) digital, PDF file(s)New approaches to European history ;15Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-37100-7 0-511-01905-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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.New approaches to European history ;15.RussiaHistory1613-1917947Dixon Simon(Simon M.),1466224UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910779922703321The modernisation of Russia, 1676-18253676596UNINA