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The Russian Far East: A History
Door John J. Stephan
Categorie | Geschiedenis Rusland |
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Boeknummer | #407625-XS23 |
Titel | The Russian Far East: A History |
Auteur | Stephan, John J. |
Boektype | Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag |
Uitgeverij | Stanford : Stanford University Press |
Jaar van uitgave | 1994 |
ISBN10 | 0804723117 |
ISBN13 | 9780804723114 |
Taal | Engels |
Beschrijving | Original grey cloth, dust jacket, illustrated with photographs in b/w, small maps, 8vo. |
Samenvatting | Drawing from political, diplomatic, economic, geographical, social, and cultural evidence, the book reveals that this vast, rugged, and supposedly insular land has harbored vibrantly cosmopolitan lifestyles. For over a millennium, Chinese culture found expression in Tungus, Mongol, and Korean politics. Russian penetration in the seventeenth century eventually turned the region into a colony sustained by state subsidies, foreign enterprise, and a mosaic of Ukrainian, Estonian, Finnish, German, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese communities. Tsarist and Soviet penal policies contributed to the diversity and volatility of Far Eastern society. Regional aspirations articulated by Siberian intellectuals, disingenuously institutionalized in a Far Eastern Republic (1920-22), survived lethal bouts of ec... (Lees verder)onomic and demographic engineering to come to life again in the post-Soviet era. |
Pagina's | 481 |
Conditie | Goed |
Prijs | € 20,00 |
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