| Refining Russia: Advice Literature, Polite Culture, and Gender from Catherine to Yeltsin Contributor(s): Kelly, Catriona (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198159870 ISBN-13: 9780198159872 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: Refining Russia is a pioneering study of the development of advice literature ("how-to" books such as etiquette manuals and brochures on hygiene) in Russia, and of its reception and wider cultural meaning. An absorbing and original exercise in "history of the book," it is also a major contribution to the understanding of Russia's relationship with the West, and of the cultural world inhabited by the Russian intelligentsia. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming - General - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 646.700 |
| LCCN: 2001275935 |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.32" W x 9.66" (1.80 lbs) 484 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Refining Russia is a pioneering study of the development of advice literature (how-to books such as etiquette manuals and brochures on hygiene) in Russia, and of its reception and wider cultural meaning. An absorbing and original exercise in history of the book, it is also a major contribution to the understanding of Russia's relationship with the West, and of the cultural world inhabited by the Russian intelligentsia. |