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All Russia is burning! : a cultural history of fire and arson in late Imperial Russia / / Cathy A. Frierson



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Autore: Frierson Cathy A Visualizza persona
Titolo: All Russia is burning! : a cultural history of fire and arson in late Imperial Russia / / Cathy A. Frierson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2002
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (330 p.)
Disciplina: 364.16/4
Soggetto topico: Arson - Russia - History - 19th century
Soggetto geografico: Russia Social life and customs
Note generali: "A Samuel and Althea Stroum book."
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One: From Benevolent Force to National Misfortune: Fire's Contested Meanings in Rural Russia -- 1. Fire as Gentle Cookery and Paradise: Peasants as Mistresses and Masters of Fire -- 2. Fire as Apocalypse or Pathology: Peasants as Victims or Vectors of Fire -- 3. Fire as Russia's Historical Evil: Peasants Dispossessed by Fire -- Part Two: Letting Loose the Red Booster: Arson in Rural Russia -- 4. The Fiery Brand, Russian Style: Arson as Protest, Peasants as Incendiaries -- 5. Arson as Impotent Spite or Potent Practice: Peasants as Vengeful, Covetous, or Wily Actors -- Part Three: Mobilizing to Make Russia Modern: Insuring, Planning, Volunteering -- 6. Fire as Insurance Hazard: Peasants as Students of Prudence and Precaution -- 7. Fire Contained in the Planned Village: Peasants as Residents in a Disciplined Domestic Order -- 8. Fire as the Inernal Enemy: Peasants as Volunteer Firefighters -- 9. Conclusion: Fire as an Imperial Legacy, Peasants as Partners in Progress -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Titolo autorizzato: All Russia is burning  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-295-80146-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809370403321
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