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A History of Russia: Peoples, Legends, Events, Forces | 
 enlarge | Authors: David Goldfrank, Lindsey Hughes, Catherine Evtuhov, Richard Stites, Houghton Mifflin Company
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 72578
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 640
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.7 x 1.7
ISBN: 0395660726
Dewey Decimal Number: 947
EAN: 9780395660720
ASIN: 0395660726
Publication Date: October 2, 2003
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Condition: This book has typical wear and tear from daily usage. It may contain highlighting and/or underlining. Online access codes (i.e. Infotrac) and other media may or may not be valid or included.
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A History of Russia: Peoples, Legends, Events, Forces is a comprehensive narrative conceived and developed after the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Informed by the burgeoning historiography of the 1990s, the text balances political and economic explorations of everyday life, social roles, cultural dynamics, and gender issues. Socio-political changes in Russia have changed the way Russian history is taught, and most texts currently available are written from a pre-Confederation point of view that may be unsuitable for today's classroom. This text provides strong coverage of 20th-century Russia and the U.S.S.R. without sacrificing its coverage of earlier historical periods. - This text provides comprehensive coverage of gender, ethnicity, and nationality issues.
- The text includes an in-depth exploration of frontiers, civil-military relations, and the social history of the military and military doctrine.
- The volume includes coverage of high culture, urban and frontier life, folk culture, and religious culture, especially Russian Orthodox and Islam.
- There is consistent inclusion of the various ethnic groups which formed the Russian Empire and Soviet Union.
- Modern, easy-to-read maps are placed within larger geographical contexts to enhance reader comprehension.
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Best for Romanov Russia and Later October 23, 2007
emnnj (NJ, United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a very interesting and (overall) well written textbook which I used in Russian history. It should be noted that the book is written by four separate individuals, each of whom has a very different writing style. The early chapters (from Riyurik to the beginning of Muscovy) can be difficult to understand (upon meeting their author, I understand completely), but the book hits its stride with "Part II" and the advent of Lindsey Hughes's much clearer writing. Stites and Evtuhov are also easy to understand, but Goldfrank requires a rereading (or two) before you realize what he's saying.
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