{"product_id":"russian-colonization-of-alaska-grinv-9781496207623","title":"Russian Colonization of Alaska: Preconditions, Discovery, and Initial Development, 1741-1799 Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRussian Colonization of Alaska, \u003c\/i\u003eAndrei Val'terovich Grin? examines the sociohistorical origins of the former Russian colonies in Alaska, or \"Russian America,\" between 1741 and 1799. Beginning with the Second Kamchatka Expedition of Vitus Ivanovich Bering and Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov's discovery of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands and ending with the formation of the Russian-American Company's monopoly of the Russian colonial endeavor in the Americas, \u003ci\u003eRussian Colonization of Alaska \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a definitive, revisionist examination of Tsarist Russia's foray into the imperial contest in North America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussian Colonization of Alaska \u003c\/i\u003eis the first comprehensive study to analyze the origin and evolution of Russian colonization based on research into political economy, history, and ethnography. Grinёv's study elaborates the social, political, spiritual, ideological, personal, and psychological aspects of Russian America. He also accounts for the idiosyncrasies of the natural environment, competition from other North American empires, Alaska Natives, and individual colonial diplomats. The colonization of Alaska, rather than being simply a continuation of the colonization of Siberia by Russians, was instead part of overarching Russian and global history. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grin?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496207629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496207623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d","brand":"Grin?","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936367476991,"sku":"9781496207623","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4a8dfa8c-b3a8-4407-b142-e9007ecc4694.jpg?v=1681425152","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russian-colonization-of-alaska-grinv-9781496207623","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}