Russia : People and Empire 1552-1917

Informationen zum Autor Geoffrey Hosking has been Professor of Russian History at the School of Slavonic Studies, University of London, since 1984. He is the author of the award-winning ‘History of the Soviet Union’ for Fontana Press. In 1988, Professor Hosking was invited to give the annual BBC Reith lectures and spoke on the subject of Change in Contemporary Soviet Society, in doing so accurately predicting the imminent collapse of the Soviet Union. Klappentext 'It is unlikely that a clearer, more stimulating account of the Russians' extraordinary period of imperial history will be written.' Philip Marsden, Spectator Geoffrey Hosking's landmark book provides us with a new prism through which to view Russian history by posing the apparently simple question: what is Russia's national identity? Hosking answers this with brilliant originality: his thesis is that the needs of Russia's empire prevented the creation of a Russian nation. The Tsars, and before them the Grand Dukes of Moscow, were empire builders rather than nation builders and, as consequence, profoundly alienated ordinary Russians. Zusammenfassung ‘It is unlikely that a clearer, more stimulating account of the Russians’ extraordinary period of imperial history will be written.’ Philip Marsden, Spectator

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Geoffrey Hosking, Goeffrey Hosking, Hosking Geoffrey
• Editore: Harper Collins Uk
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 16.03.1998
• Categoria: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9780006383727
• ISBN: 978-0-00-638372-7
• Numero di pagine: 576
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 13 x 19.8 x 2.6 cm
• Serie: Fontana Pocketbooks
• Categorie: Russland : Geschichte, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Russia, HISTORY / Social History, Nationalism, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, General & world history, Political science & theory, c 1500 onwards to present day, Historiography, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands, HISTORY / Military / Revolutions & Wars of Independence, HISTORY / Russia / General, Of;history;The