{"product_id":"9781405134576","title":"Russia's Age of Serfdom 1649-1861","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell History of Russia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRussia's Age of Serfdom 1649-1861\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElise Kimerling Wirtschafter\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 18th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRussia’s Age of Serfdom 1649-1861\u003c\/i\u003e offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdom’s codification until its abolition following the Crimean War.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the institution of serfdom, official social categories, and Russia’s development as a country of peasants ruled by nobles, military commanders, and civil servants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIlluminates the reality of absolute monarchy in Russia, with special emphasis on the mobilization of human and material resources, the search for regular government, and the persistence of personal-moral forms of authority\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the emergence of modern Russian culture out of and alongside Orthodox religious culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eElise Kimerling Wirtschafter\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. Her previous books include:\u003ci\u003e From Serf to Russian Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e (1990); \u003ci\u003eStructures of Society: Imperial Russia’s “People of Various Ranks”\u003c\/i\u003e (1994); \u003ci\u003eSocial Identity in Imperial Russia \u003c\/i\u003e(1997); and \u003ci\u003eThe Play of Ideas in Russian Enlightenment Theater\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 February 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405134576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311147937932,"sku":"9781405134576","price":119.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405134576_0857bf5d-f287-4301-b640-aa5e235970ad.jpg?v=1780234109","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405134576","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}