Standard of Living and Revolutions in Imperial Russia, 1700-1917

Informationen zum Autor Boris Mirinov is Professor at St. Petersburg State University and Senior Research Scholar at the St. Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Klappentext Routledge is proud to publish the first full-scale anthropometric history of Imperial Russia; Mirinov mobilizes an immense volume of archival material to chart chart how the standard of living in Russia changed over slightly more than two centuries. Zusammenfassung Routledge is proud to publish the first full-scale anthropometric history of Imperial Russia; Mirinov mobilizes an immense volume of archival material to chart chart how the standard of living in Russia changed over slightly more than two centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Living Standards in Imperial Russia as Portrayed in Domestic and Foreign Historiography  2. Historical Anthropometrics: Goals, Biological Foundations, Methodology  3. The Sources of Anthropometric Data: Representativeness, Accuracy, and Homogeneity  4. Biological Status: The Eighteenth Century  5.  Biological Status: The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries  6. The Geography of Russian Biological Status  7. Consumption, Health, and Biological Status  8. Wages and Prices in Russia from the Eighteenth to the Early Twentieth Century  9. Contemporary Observations on the Population's Standard of Living  10. The Modernization of Russia and the Well-Being of the Population  11. Conclusion

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• Authors: Boris Mironov, Boris (St. Petersburg State University Mironov, Boris N. Mironov, Mironov Boris, MIRONOV BORIS N
• Assisted by: Gregory Freeze (Editor), Gregory L. Freeze (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.05.2012
• EAN: 9780415608541
• ISBN: 978-0-415-60854-1
• No. of pages: 672
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History; Routledge Explorations in Economic History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Economic history, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Regional Geography