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23 produkter
Russia and the Russians
From Earliest Times to the Present
Häftad, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
217 kr
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Geoffrey Hosking is one of the foremost historians of Russia and its people. The result of a lifetime's knowledge, this monumental and authoritative work has been acclaimed as the definitive single-volume history of Russia, tracing its story from the settlement of Kiev through to the present day. …
Russian History
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2012
3,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
116 kr
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Spanning the divide between Europe and Asia, Russia is a multi-ethnic empire with a huge territory, strategically placed and abundantly provided with natural resources. But Russia's territory has a harsh climate, is cut off from most maritime contact with the outside world, and has open and …
Russia and the Russians
A History, Second Edition
Häftad, 2011
1,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
324 kr
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In a sweeping narrative, Geoffrey Hosking, one of the English-speaking world’s leading historians of Russia, follows the country’s history from the first emergence of the Slavs in the historical record in the sixth century CE to the Russians’ persistent appearances in today’s headlines.The second …
History of the Soviet Union
Häftad, 1992
218 kr
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The author traces the evolution of the Soviet political system from its origins in 1917 to the present day. He shows how power has rarely been devolved outside a particularly tightly-knit ruling elite. Special emphasis is placed on the experience of the peasantry, urban workers and professionals.
Russia: People and Empire
1552–1917
Häftad, 1998
192 kr
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‘It is unlikely that a clearer, more stimulating account of the Russians’ extraordinary period of imperial history will be written.’ Philip Marsden, SpectatorGeoffrey Hosking’s landmark book provides us with a new prism through which to view Russian history by posing the apparently simple question: …
Russia
People and Empire, 1552-1917, Enlarged Edition
Häftad, 1998
371 kr
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The Soviet Union crumbles and Russia rises from the rubble, once again the great nation--a perfect scenario, but for one point: Russia was never a nation. And this, says the eminent historian Geoffrey Hosking, is at the heart of the Russians' dilemma today, as they grapple with the rudiments of …
Russia: People and Empire
1552–1917
E-bok, 2010
133 kr
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`It is unlikely that a clearer, more stimulating account of the Russians’ extraordinary period of imperial history will be written.’ Philip Marsden, SpectatorGeoffrey Hosking’s landmark book provides us with a new prism through which to view Russian history by posing the apparently simple question: …
History of the Soviet Union
E-bok, 2017
136 kr
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Originally published in 1992 and now available as an ebook.This edition does not include any images.WINNER OF THE 'LOS ANGELES TIMES' BOOK AWARD FOR HISTORYNow that the great Soviet empire has finally unravelled, and with the future of the Commonwealth of Independent States looking precarious at …
Trust
A History
E-bok, 2014
604 kr
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Today there is much talk of a ''crisis of trust''; a crisis which is almost certainly genuine, but usually misunderstood. Trust: A History offers a new perspective on the ways in which trust and distrust have functioned in past societies, providing an empirical and historical basis against which …
Trust
A History
E-bok, 2014
604 kr
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Today there is much talk of a ''crisis of trust''; a crisis which is almost certainly genuine, but usually misunderstood. Trust: A History offers a new perspective on the ways in which trust and distrust have functioned in past societies, providing an empirical and historical basis against which …
Russian History
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2012
95 kr
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Spanning the divide between Europe and Asia, Russia is a multi-ethnic empire with a huge territory, strategically placed and abundantly provided with natural resources. But Russia''s territory has a harsh climate, is cut off from most maritime contact with the outside world, and has open and …
Russian History
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2012
95 kr
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Spanning the divide between Europe and Asia, Russia is a multi-ethnic empire with a huge territory, strategically placed and abundantly provided with natural resources. But Russia''s territory has a harsh climate, is cut off from most maritime contact with the outside world, and has open and …
Trust
A History
Inbunden, 2014
968 kr
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Today there is much talk of a 'crisis of trust'; a crisis which is almost certainly genuine, but usually misunderstood. Trust: A History offers a new perspective on the ways in which trust and distrust have functioned in past societies, providing an empirical and historical basis against which the …
Reinterpreting Russia
Av Geoffrey Hosking, Robert Service
Häftad, 1999
444 kr
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Russia has undergone immense changes in the 20th century. From tsarism to communism, from communism to the market economy. But to what extent does this market economy reproduce the capitalism that characterised Russia in the centuries before 1917? What are the prospects for a democratic, prosperous …
Myths and Nationhood
Av Geoffrey Hosking, George Schopflin
Häftad, 1997
922 kr
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Myths are central to the way we live and how we define ourselves. In this pioneering book, a group of specialists--among them Anthony Smith, Norman Davies, Geoffrey Hosking and George Schopflin--look at the general and theoretical nature of myth on a universal basis and examine the specific myths …
Rulers and Victims
The Russians in the Soviet Union
Häftad, 2008
391 kr
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Many westerners used to call the Soviet Union "Russia." Russians too regarded it as their country, but that did not mean they were entirely happy with it. In the end, in fact, Russia actually destroyed the Soviet Union. How did this happen, and what kind of Russia emerged?In this illuminating book, …
Awakening of the Soviet Union
Enlarged Edition
Häftad, 1991
406 kr
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Geoffrey Hosking, one of the world’s preeminent scholars of Russian history, provides a unique perspective on the rapid changes the country experienced in the late 1980s. Other books have focused on the political changes that took place under Gorbachev; Hosking’s lively analysis illuminates the …
First Socialist Society
A History of the Soviet Union from Within, Second Enlarged Edition
Häftad, 1993
430 kr
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The First Socialist Society is the compelling and often tragic history of what Soviet citizens lived through from 1917 to 1993, told with great sympathy and perception. Tracing the evolution of the Soviet political system from its origins in 1917, Geoffrey Hosking shows how power has rarely been …
Myths and Nationhood
Av Geoffrey Hosking, George Schopflin
E-bok, 2013
762 kr
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Myths are central to the way we live and how we define ourselves. In this pioneering book, a group of specialists--among them Anthony Smith, Norman Davies, Geoffrey Hosking and George Schopflin--look at the general and theoretical nature of myth on a universal basis and examine the specific myths …
Myths and Nationhood
Av Geoffrey Hosking, George Schopflin
E-bok, 2013
762 kr
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Myths are central to the way we live and how we define ourselves. In this pioneering book, a group of specialists--among them Anthony Smith, Norman Davies, Geoffrey Hosking and George Schopflin--look at the general and theoretical nature of myth on a universal basis and examine the specific myths …
Culture and the Media in the USSR Today
Av Geoffrey Hosking, Julian Graffy
E-bok, 1989
357 kr
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Culture and media institutions are part of the Soviet establishment, yet also head the counter-culture which has gradually been taking shape in the Brezhnev era. Glasnost has introduced new intellectual or institutional upheavals which the contributors describe and analyze.
Aleksandr Tvardovskii
Memory and Truth in the Soviet Union
Inbunden, 2025
2419 kr
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Aleksandr Tvardovskii was not only one of the finest, most popular and most important poets of his epoch, but also the editor of Novyi mir, the most prominent Soviet literary journal of the postwar period until the 1970s. This book is a detailed biography of the writer and journal editor who …
Myths and Nationhood
Av Geoffrey Hosking, George Schopflin
Inbunden, 1997
2879 kr
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Myths are central to the way we live and how we define ourselves. In this pioneering book, a group of specialists--among them Anthony Smith, Norman Davies, Geoffrey Hosking and George Schopflin--look at the general and theoretical nature of myth on a universal basis and examine the specific myths …
