The imperial Russian project : autocratic politics, economic development, and social fragmentation
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The imperial Russian project : autocratic politics, economic development, and social fragmentation
University of Toronto Press, c2017
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"Foreword by Yanni Kotsonis"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references and index
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: cloth ISBN 9781487500511
Description
A pioneer in the field of Russian and Soviet studies in the West, Alfred J. Rieber's five decade career has focused on increasing our understanding of the Russian Empire from Peter the Great to the coming of the First World War. The Imperial Russian Project is a collection of Rieber's lifetime of work, focusing on three interconnected themes of this time period: the role of reform in the process of state building, the interaction of state and social movements, and alternative visions of economic development. This volume contains Rieber's previously published, classic essays, edited and updated, as well as newly written works that together provide a well-integrated framework for reflection on this topic. Rieber argues that Russia's style of autocratic governance not only reflected the personalities of the rulers but also the challenges of overcoming economic backwardness in a society lacking common citizenship and a cohesive ruling class. The Imperial Russian Project reveals how during the nineteenth century the tsar was obliged to operate within a changing and more complex world, reducing his options and restricting his freedom of action.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS 1. The Petrine Vision and Its Fate PART TWO: CULTURAL TRANSFER, INTEREST GROUPS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 2. The Aufklarung in Russia 3. The Biogenetic Model 4. The Moscow Entrepreneurial Group 5. The Engineers 6. The Economists 7. Origin of the Reutern System 8. The Reutern System in Operation 9. Patronage and Professionalism PART THREE: SOCIAL STRUCTURES IN A DIVIDED POLITY 10. The Social Identification of the Nobility 11. The Sedimentary Society 12. Social and Political Fragmentation
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: paper ISBN 9781487520380
Description
A pioneer in the field of Russian and Soviet studies in the West, Alfred J. Rieber's five decade career has focused on increasing our understanding of the Russian Empire from Peter the Great to the coming of the First World War. The Imperial Russian Project is a collection of Rieber's lifetime of work, focusing on three interconnected themes of this time period: the role of reform in the process of state building, the interaction of state and social movements, and alternative visions of economic development. This volume contains Rieber's previously published, classic essays, edited and updated, as well as newly written works that together provide a well-integrated framework for reflection on this topic. Rieber argues that Russia's style of autocratic governance not only reflected the personalities of the rulers but also the challenges of overcoming economic backwardness in a society lacking common citizenship and a cohesive ruling class. The Imperial Russian Project reveals how during the nineteenth century the tsar was obliged to operate within a changing and more complex world, reducing his options and restricting his freedom of action.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS 1. The Petrine Vision and Its Fate PART TWO: CULTURAL TRANSFER, INTEREST GROUPS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 2. The Aufkl rung in Russia 3. The Biogenetic Model 4. The Moscow Entrepreneurial Group 5. The Engineers 6. The Economists 7. Origin of the Reutern System 8. The Reutern System in Operation 9. Patronage and Professionalism PART THREE: SOCIAL STRUCTURES IN A DIVIDED POLITY 10. The Social Identification of the Nobility 11. The Sedimentary Society 12. Social and Political Fragmentation
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