The Imperial Russian Project: Autocratic Politics, Economic Development, and Social Fragmentation

— —

Alfred Rieber Yanni Kotsonis

The Imperial Russian Project

Autocratic Politics, Economic Development, and Social Fragmentation

Alfred Rieber, Yanni Kotsonis

$270

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

University of Toronto Press
02 January 2018

Interdisciplinary studies; Politics & government; Central government; Regional government

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.

By: Alfred Rieber
Foreword by: Yanni Kotsonis
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 900g
ISBN: 9781487500511
ISBN 10: 1487500513
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 02 January 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS 1. The Petrine Vision and Its Fate PART TWO: CULTURAL TRANSFER, INTEREST GROUPS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 2. The Aufklärung 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

Alfred J. Rieber is a premier historian of Russia and the Soviet Union. He is University Professor Emeritus at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary and professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. Yanni Kotsonis is an associate professor in the Departments of History and of Russian and Slavic Studies and founding Director of the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia at New York University.

Reviews for The Imperial Russian Project: Autocratic Politics, Economic Development, and Social Fragmentation

Alfred Rieber belong to the first generation of postwar Russian experts in the United States, yet sixty years later he is still going strong, producing research of great originality and powerful insight. This collection of articles - too rich for a review to do justice - prsents a searching and distinctive interpretation of the evolution of Imperial Russia from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. -- Geoffrey Hosking, University College London * Journal of Modern History, September 2019 * The articles of The Imperial Russian Project contribute to a remarkable global interpretation of Russian history that brings together economic change, the evolution of a cultivated and competent officialdom, and the relations between state and society. -- Richard Wortman * <em>Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History</em> *