Russian orientalism Asia in the Russian mind from Peter the Great to the emigration / David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye.

Contents Introduction: What is Russian orientalism? -- The forest and the steppe -- The Petrine dawn -- Catherinian chinoiserie -- The oriental muse -- The Kazan school -- Missionary orientology -- The rise of the St. Petersburg school -- The oriental faculty -- The exotic self -- Conclusion: Asia in the Russian mind.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2009033262
ISBN9780300110630 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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