Russia's age of serfdom 1649-1861
By: Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405134576; 9781405134583
Subjects: Serfdom -- Russia -- History; Russia -- Social conditions; Russia -- Politics and government; Russia -- Civilization
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Russian absolute monarchy 1649-1725; title: Face to face in Russian society; title: Building a service state; title: Muscovite tradition and petrine cultural revolution; title: The building of society 1725-1796; title: From the household to society; title: From service state to government by moral means; title: Russian enlightenment culture : a moral voice for society; title: Government and people in old regime Russia 1796-1861; title: The emergence of independent society; title: The limits to bureaucratic government; title: To speak for the Russian people; title: Bibliography; title: Index.