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200 14$aThe modernisation of Russia, 1676-1825 /$fSimon Dixon$b[electronic resource]
210  1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d1999.
215   $a1 online resource (xvii, 267 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s)
225 1 $aNew approaches to European history ;$v15
300   $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
311   $a0-521-37100-7 
311   $a0-511-01905-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aPreliminaries; 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
330   $aThis 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.
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