| Peter the Great and the West: New Perspectives 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Hughes, L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333920090 ISBN-13: 9780333920091 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2000 Annotation: This book addresses particular aspects of the Grand Embassy and sets the Petrine reforms in their context, providing a basis for analysis of their impact on issues of modernization and westernization. The relationship between Peter and Britain is examined from both perspectives. Maritime history is considered in detail with emphasis on Peter's appropriation of development in Western science. The issue of Russia's orientation between East and West, evident even in changes in the style of portraiture, was crucial to military and diplomatic issues in Peter's reign. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Eastern Europe - General - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 947.05 |
| LCCN: 00052441 |
| Series: Studies in Russian and East European History |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.84" W x 8.9" (1.27 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this thought-provoking book internationally renowned experts mark the anniversary of Peter I's visit to England in 1698. They explore British-Russian relations - Peter in England, Russian apprentices, British ships and maritime technology in Peter's navy, forest surveys, British views of Russia, Scottish influences - and widen the focus to look at the Baltic question, the motives behind the founding of St Petersburg, and the 1695-6 Azov campaigns. From a glimpse of Russian court life through private letters, portraits of Peter and a description of Catherine I's household to over-views of Peter's reforms and their impact: this timely volume offers new insights into the relationship between Russia and Europe as well as Peter's personality, legacy and relevance for Russia today. |