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The Russian Moment in World History

By: Marshall T. Poe

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The Russian Moment in World History

By: Marshall T. Poe

Is Russian history one big inevitable failure? The Soviet Union's demise and Russia's ensuing troubles have led many to wonder. But this is to look through a skewed prism indeed. In this provocative and elegantly written short history of Russia, Marshall Poe takes us well beyond the Soviet haze deep into the nation's fascinating--not at all inevitable, and in key respects remarkably successful--past. Tracing Russia's course from its beginnings to the present day, Poe shows that Russia was the only non-Western power to defend itself against Western imperialism for centuries. It did so by building a powerful state that molded society to its military needs. Thus arose the only non-Western path to modern society--a unique path neither "European" nor "Asian" but, most aptly, "Russian." From the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Russia prevailed despite unparalleled onslaughts by powerful Western armies. However, while Europe nurtured limited government, capitalism, and scientific and cultural revolution, early Russian society cultivated autocracy and command economics. Both Europe and Russia eventually created modern infrastructures, but the European model proved more productive and powerful. The post-World War I communist era can be seen as a natural continuation of Russia's autocratic past that, despite its tragic turns, kept Russia globally competitive for decades. The Russian moment in world history thus began with its first confrontations with Europe in the fifteenth century, and ended in 1991 with the Soviet collapse. Written with verve and great insight, The Russian Moment in World History will be widely read and vigorously debated by those who seek a clear and unequivocal understanding of the complex history that has made Russia what it is today.

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Princeton University Press

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1400840759

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9781400840755

Portraits of Old Russia

Imagined Lives of Ordinary People, 1300-1745

By: Donald Ostrowski,Marshall T. Poe

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Portraits of Old Russia

Imagined Lives of Ordinary People, 1300-1745

By: Donald Ostrowski,Marshall T. Poe

This book introduces readers to a little-known place and time in world history – early modern Russia, from its beginnings as Muscovy, in the fourteenth century, through the reign of Peter I (1689-1725) – by portraying the lives of representative individuals from the major levels of the society of that era. The portraits, written by professional historians, are imaginative reconstructions or composites of individual lives, rather than biographies. The portraits are arranged into socio-political categories, and include members of ruling families, government servitors, clerks, military personnel, church prelates, monks, provincial landowners, townspeople and artisans, Siberian explorers and traders, free peasants, serfs, slaves and holy fools. Using these portraits, the book brings old Russian society to life in an interesting way.

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Routledge

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1317462386

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9781317462385

How to Read a History Book

The Hidden History Of History

By: Marshall T. Poe

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How to Read a History Book

The Hidden History Of History

By: Marshall T. Poe

A deconstruction of the modern history book as artifact, How to Read a History Book explains who writes history books, how the writers are trained, and why they write them. It also discusses genre, bias (political and otherwise) and how to read history books between the lines. Written for undergraduates, intro graduate students and anyone with an informed interest in the subject, How to Read a History Book demonstrates that, rather than being objects that fall from the sky, history books are actually socially-constructed artifacts reflecting all the contradictions of modern meritocratic capitalism.

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John Hunt Publishing

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1785356461

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Clockwork Kiru

Steampunk Haiku

By: R. T. Sturgeon,David Nell,Mercedes Webb-Pullman,E. S. Wynn,Andrew J. Lucas

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Clockwork Kiru

Steampunk Haiku

By: R. T. Sturgeon,David Nell,Mercedes Webb-Pullman,E. S. Wynn,Andrew J. Lucas

The oxygen and hydrogen will now have the honor of combining before Your Majesty." - Professor John Henry Pepper In a world that never was but should have been, steam rules the sea, the skies and the aether. Amid a cacophony of cranking sprockets and cogs, in chuffs of steam and soot, "Clockwork Kiru: Steampunk Haiku" looks to the future through the lens of the past - through the imagistic language of haiku. In this anthology of steampunk haiku, fifty authors take the reader on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure with haiku of mystery, magic, science and romance. With haiku by Alex Plummer, Andrew J. Lucas, Antoinette Mccormick, Ashley Williams, Brenda Champlin, Carla Aickman, Chris Fradkin, D. Neidhart, D.J. Daniels, David S. Pointer, Deborah Walker, E.A. Clifton-James, E.S. Wynn, Ed Higgins, Emily Jo Scalzo, Fanni Suto, Gail Oare, George Nicolae, Henry Gilman, Ingmar P. Gindl, James, J. Stevenson, Jannet Yang, J. Russo, Jennifer Courtney, Jo Wu, Joe A. Mancini, John Webster, Marie Churchman, Mathias Jansson, Matthew Wilson, Mercedes Webb-Pullman, Narendra Daivari, Pattie Flint, Peter Swindells, R.I. Riehle, R.T. Sturgeon, Reggie Carlisle, Richie Andrus, Robert Jones, Roderick Kearns, Sara Cleto, Serena Dalton, Serena H. Slater, Sergei Orlov, Sheridan Lawrence, Stephanie Rose, Stephen James, T. Tanith Poe, Thomas Miller-Donnelly and Tyson West. With artwork by Joe Busson, Paul F. Clegg, Lucas McCammon and Edmund Lewinski. Edited by David Nell and published by Dreamscape Press. Superstition Mountains by Tyson West Smog by Adrian George Nicolae Runesansu by Antoinette Mccormick Late Afternoon by Thomas Miller-Donnelly Steam Velocipede by John Webster Inventor's Lament by Marie Churchman True Love by Pattie Flint Morning In Clockworkland by Robert Jones Brass & Goggles by E.A. Clifton-James Observation by T. Tanith Poe Coffee Break by Gail Oare Building Dreams by Jo Wu Flightless Spirit by Serena Dalton Trappings by Roderick Kearns Hickory Haiku by Mercedes Webb-Pullman Ol' Clunker by Richie Andrus Berlin Zeppelin by Jannet Yang Mechanical Resilience by Brenda Champlin Dreams Before by R.I. Riehle Word On The Street by Narendra Daivari Serpent In The Garden by Henry Gilman Midnight Circus by D. Neidhart Dreams After by Joe A. Mancini An Absence Of Choice by Emily Jo Scalzo For The War by Stephen James Dead Man's Cloth by J. Russo Man In The Moon by Mathias Jansson Lift-Off by R.t. Sturgeon Final Goodbyes by Sheridan Lawrence Adrenaline Rush by Carla Aickman The Skies Spewed Oil Slicks by Chris Fradkin Lunar Tunes by David S. Pointer Stalking Sky Pirates by E.S. Wynn Tennyson's War Cogs by James J. Stevenson Gatling by Peter Swindells Shrouded by Andrew J. Lucas That Cursed Clocksmith by Ingmar P. Gindl Broadside by Alex Plummer Time Slip by D.J. Daniels The Sorceror Of Serbia by Michael Sheridan Transcendence by Reggie Carlisle The Death Of The Clockwork Man by Stephanie Rose Tickety-Tock Heart by Deborah Walker Revolution by Sergei Orlov Rekindled by Sara Cleto Lost Ship by Ed Higgins Thrive by Ashley Williams After The War by Matthew Wilson Novel by Jennifer Courtney Escape by Serena H. Slater Steam Petals by Fanni Suto

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The Russian Moment in World History

The Russian Moment in World History

Portraits of Old Russia

Portraits of Old Russia

How to Read a History Book

How to Read a History Book

Clockwork Kiru

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