Russian peasants go to court : legal culture in the countryside, 1905-1917 /

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A study of the legal culture of Russian peasants in the closing years of the Russian Empire Russian Peasants. Jane Burbank's study of court records reveals engaged rural citizens who valued order in their communities and made use of state courts to seek justice and to enforce and protect order.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burbank, Jane
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
1801-1999
Justice, Administration of > Russia > History > 20th century.
Peasants > Legal status, laws, etc. > Russia > History > 20th century.
Customary law > Russia > History > 20th century.
Droit coutumier > Russie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
Customary law
Justice, Administration of
Peasants > Legal status, laws, etc.
Rural conditions
Social conditions
Rättegångar > historia > Ryssland > 1900-talet.
Juridik > historia > Ryssland > 1900-talet.
Bönder > sociala förhållanden > historia > Ryssland > 1900-talet.
Russia (Federation) > Social conditions > 1801-1917.
Russia (Federation) > Rural conditions.
Russia
Russia (Federation)
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The peasant question and the law
  • A litigious person and her possibilities
  • A day at court
  • All sorts of suits and disputes
  • Small crime and punishment
  • Peasant jurisprudence
  • Legal recourse in a time of troubles
  • A different justice?

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