The Revolution of Peter the Great

by James Cracraft

Book Overview

Many books chronicle the remarkable life of Russian tsar Peter the Great, but none analyze how his famous reforms actually took root and spread in Russia. In The Revolution of Peter the Great, James Cracraft offers a brilliant new interpretation of this pivotal era.

Linking together and transcending Peter's many reforms of state and society, Cracraft argues, was nothing less than a cultural revolution. New ways of dress, elite social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674019849
• ISBN13: 9780674019843
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 7.9"