{"product_id":"god-tsar-and-people-daniel-b-rowland-9781501753725","title":"God, Tsar, and People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod, Tsar, and People\u003c\/i\u003e brings together in one volume essays written over a period of fifty years, using a wide variety of evidence--texts, icons, architecture, and ritual--to reveal how early modern Russians (1450-1700) imagined their rapidly changing political world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents a more nuanced picture of Russian political thought during the two centuries before Peter the Great came to power than is typically available. The state was expanding at a dizzying rate, and atop Russia's traditional political structure sat a ruler who supposedly reflected God's will. The problem facing Russians was that actual rulers seldom--or never--exhibited the required perfection. Daniel Rowland argues that this contradictory set of ideas was far less autocratic in both theory and practice than modern stereotypes would have us believe. In comparing and contrasting Russian history with that of Western European states, Rowland is also questioning the notion that Russia has always been, and always viewed itself as, an authoritarian country. \u003ci\u003eGod, Tsar, and People\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the Russian state in this period kept its vast lands and diverse subjects united in a common view of a Christian polity, defending its long frontier against powerful enemies from the East and from the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel B. Rowland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150175372X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501753725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d","brand":"Daniel B. Rowland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983345549567,"sku":"9781501753725","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee887d5b-4394-4b5b-8e29-f45fbd87f8c1.jpg?v=1683266096","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/god-tsar-and-people-daniel-b-rowland-9781501753725","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}