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Scenarios of power : myth and ceremony in Russian monarchy from Peter the Great to the abdication of Nicholas II /
This new and abridged edition of Scenarios of Power is a concise version of Richard Wortman's award-winning study of Russian monarchy from the seventeenth century until 1917. The author breaks new ground by showing how imperial ceremony and imagery were not simply displays of the majesty of the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxfordshire, England :
Princeton University Press,
2006.
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| Edición: | New abridged one-volume paperback edition. |
| Colección: | Studies of the Harriman Institute.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This new and abridged edition of Scenarios of Power is a concise version of Richard Wortman's award-winning study of Russian monarchy from the seventeenth century until 1917. The author breaks new ground by showing how imperial ceremony and imagery were not simply displays of the majesty of the sovereign and his entourage, but also instruments central to the exercise of absolute power in a multinational empire. In developing this interpretation, Wortman presents vivid descriptions of coronations, funerals, parades, trips through the realm, and historical celebrations and reveals how. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (509 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400849697 1400849691 1306046076 9781306046077 9780691029474 0691029474 |