Marriage, Household, and Home in Modern Russia

From Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin

AvBarbara Alpern Engel,Michael S. Melancon

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Barbara Alpern Engel’s Marriage, Household and Home in Modern Russia is the first book to explore the intricacies of domestic life in Russia across the modern period.Surveying the period from 1700 right up to the present day, the book explores the marital and domestic arrangements of Russians at multiple levels of society and the impact of broader historical developments, including war and revolution, upon them. It also traces the evolution of marriage, household and home as institutions over three centuries, whilst also highlighting the inter-relationship between public policy and private life, in what is a wholly original historical assessment of domesticity in modern Russia. In the process, the author expertly synthesizes the key works, arguments and discussions in the field, mapping out the historiographical landscape of this compelling aspect of Russian social history.Marriage, Household and Home in Modern Russia is crucial reading for any student or scholar of modern Russian history.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-09-09
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:460 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury History of Modern Russia Series
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350014466

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Barbara Alpern Engel is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Colorado, USA. She is the author of numerous books, including Russia in World History (2015; with Janet Martin), Women in Russia: 1700-2000 (2004) and Breaking the Ties that Bound: The Politics of Marital Strife in Late Imperial Russia (2011). She is also the editor of the four-volume Encyclopedia of Women in World History (2008).

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Engel shows not only how authorities and gender norms shaped the intimate lives of Russians in different economic, political, and social contexts, but also how individual people and families navigated constraints and opportunities. The book’s focus on women, marriages, families, and households demonstrates the centrality of gender history to understanding modern Russian history more broadly ... this book is invaluable to students and scholars alike.

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List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Considering Marriage, Household and Home1. For Better, For Worse, 1700-17612. Village Practices3. Continuity and Change, 1761-18614. Imperfect Freedom, 1861-18815. Recreating the Home, 1881-19146. Wars and Revolutions, 1914-19217. The ‘Withering Away’ and Resurrection of the Family, 1921-19408. War and Recovery, 1940-19539. Ideals Meet Realities, 1953-199110. Marriage Crisis Comes Home, 1991-2015BibliographyIndex