Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great
by Isabel De Madariaga
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0300025157
- ISBN 13
- 9780300025156
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Yale University Press, USA, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Hardcover. 698 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Yale University Press, USA, 1981. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have minor chips and/or tears. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this book, Isabel de Madariaga uses a broad range of Western and Soviet Scholarship to give an account of Catherine's own role in the forward march of Russia during the 18th century. From her accession to the throne in 1762 Catherine ruled Russia for thirty-four years, and her greatness, de Madariaga shows, lay not in her territorial acquisitions but in the new relationship she fostered between the ruler and the ruled. During her reign, law courts were reorganized and new concepts of justice and legality were introduced, learning thrived and the court patronised the arts. On the other hand, corruption was widespread and too much of the national revenue was spent on military glory and too little on justice and administration, while changes in the status of the serfs were postponed in the interests of internal order. Yet, Catherine brought Russia closer to the rest of Western Europe than it would be for more than a century; despotism was turned into monarchy, and obedience was gained through honour not through fear. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; ISBN: 0300025157. ISBN/EAN: 9780300025156. Inventory No: 24030075.. 9780300025156
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24030075
- Title
- Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great
- Author
- Isabel De Madariaga
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0300025157
- ISBN 13
- 9780300025156
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- BZDB5 History; Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great
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