| Imperial Visions: Nationalist Imagination and Geographical Expansion in the Russian Far East, 1840 1865 Contributor(s): Bassin, Mark (Author), Baker, Alan R. H. (Editor), Dennis, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521026741 ISBN-13: 9780521026741 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Until the mid-nineteenth century, the Amur region had been a virtual terra incognita for the Russian public. However, the region's annexation succeeded in stirring the dreams of the country's most outstanding social and political visionaries, who declared it "civilization's most important step forward." A decade later, this enthrallment and optimism had evaporated. Mark Bassin examines Russia's perceptions of the new territories, placing the Amur enigma in the context of Russian Zeitgeist mid-century, and offers a new perspective on the relationship among Russian nationalism, geographical identity and imperial expansion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Historical Geography |
| Dewey: 957.7 |
| Lexile Measure: 1800 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6" W x 9" (1.12 lbs) 348 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Until the mid-nineteenth century, the Amur region had been a virtual terra incognita for the Russian public. However, the region's annexation succeeded in stirring the dreams of the country's most outstanding social and political visionaries, who declared it civilization's most important step forward. A decade later, this enthrallment and optimism had evaporated. Mark Bassin examines Russia's perceptions of the new territories, placing the Amur enigma in the context of Russian Zeitgeist mid-century, and offers a new perspective on the relationship among Russian nationalism, geographical identity and imperial expansion. |