A world of empires : the Russian voyage of the frigate Pallada /

Edyta Bojanowska uses Ivan Goncharov's gripping travelogue--a bestseller in nineteenth-century Russia--as a unique eyewitness account of empire in action. Slow to be integrated into the standard narrative on European imperialism, Russia emerges here as an assertive empire eager to emulate Europ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bojanowska, Edyta M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2018.
Temas:
Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich, > 1812-1891. > Fregat "Pallada."
Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich, > 1812-1891 > Criticism and interpretation.
Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich, > 1812-1891
Pallada (Ship)
Fregat "Pallada" (Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich)
1801-1917
Voyages and travels.
Voyages.
journeys.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations
Voyages and travels
Russia > Foreign relations > 1801-1917.
Russie > Relations extérieures > 1801-1917.
Russia
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From London to Cape Town, or how to run a successful empire
  • Pineapples in Petersburg, cabbage soup on the Equator
  • Prying open Japan, prospecting Korea
  • Eastward ho!
  • Russians confront human diversity
  • The bestseller and its afterlife.

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