{"product_id":"dashkova-alexander-woronzoffdashkoff-9780871699732","title":"Dashkova: A Life of Influence and Exile Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 97, Part 3)","description":"A woman of letters and the first woman member of the Amer. Philos. Soc., Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (nee Vorontsova) was also the first modern stateswoman in Russia. Dashkova was appointed director of the Acad. of Sciences by Catherine II and she founded and became Pres. of the Russian Acad. For 12 years, she headed both these prestigious academic institutions. She was a leading figure in 18th-cent. Russian culture as she strove to institute reforms, to adapt and apply the ideas of the Enlightenment, and to establish new approaches to the educ. of Russia's youth. This biography focuses on Dashkova's efforts in her life and works to isolate, clarify, and define patterns of action, identity, and gender for herself as well as for other women. Illus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Woronzoffdashkoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871699737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871699732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Philosophical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 49","brand":"Alexander Woronzoffdashkoff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48438031614207,"sku":"9780871699732","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5926e374-9fcf-41b9-af57-64142d174970.jpg?v=1777168336","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dashkova-alexander-woronzoffdashkoff-9780871699732","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}