The Russian Empire 1450-1801 / Nancy Shields Kollmann.
| Author/creator | Kollmann, Nancy Shields, 1950- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017. |
| Description | xii, 497 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford History of Early Modern Europe Oxford history of early modern Europe. ^A683655 |
| Summary | Modern Russian identity and historical experience has been largely shaped by Russia's imperial past: an empire that was founded in the early modern era and endures in large part today. The Russian Empire 1450-1801 surveys how the areas that made up the empire were conquered and how they were governed. It considers the Russian empire a 'Eurasian empire', characterized by a 'politics of difference': the rulers and their elites at the center defined the state's needs minimally - with control over defense, criminal law, taxation, and mobilization of resources - and otherwise tolerated local religions, languages, cultures, elites, and institutions. The center related to communities and religions vertically, according each a modicum of rights and autonomies, but didn't allow horizontal connections across nobilities, townsmen, or other groups potentially with common interests to coalesce. Thus, the Russian empire was multi-ethnic and multi-religious; Nancy Kollmann gives detailed attention to the major ethnic and religious groups, and surveys the government's strategies of governance - centralized bureaucracy, military reform, and a changed judicial system. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780199280513 hardback |
| ISBN | 0199280517 hardback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DK40 .K66 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |