{"product_id":"the-europeanized-elite-in-russia-andreas-schnle-9780875807478","title":"The Europeanized Elite in Russia, 1762-1825","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis illuminating volume provides a new understanding of the subjective identity and public roles of Russia's Europeanized elite between the years of 1762 and 1825. Through a series of rich case studies, the editors reconstruct the social group's worldview, complex identities, conflicting loyalties, and evolving habits. The studies explore the institutions that shaped these nobles, their attitude to state service, the changing patterns of their family life, their emotional world, religious beliefs, and sense of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe creation of a Europeanized elite in Russia was a state-initiated project that aimed to overcome the presumed \"backwardness\" of the country. The evolution of this social group in its relations to political authority provides insight into the fraught identity of a country developing on the geopolitical periphery of Europe. In contrast to postcolonial studies that explore the imposition of political, social, and cultural structures on colonized societies, this multidisciplinary volume explores the patterns of behavior and emotion that emerge from the processes of self-Europeanization. \u003ci\u003eThe Europeanized Elite in Russia, 1762-1825\u003c\/i\u003e, will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in Russian history and culture, particularly in light of current political debates about globalization and widening social inequality in Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andreas Schle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 087580747X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875807478\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\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Andreas Schle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926723690751,"sku":"9780875807478","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_001d5290-d001-4317-aa29-66b096cab5f5.jpg?v=1681084651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-europeanized-elite-in-russia-andreas-schnle-9780875807478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}