A Woman's Empire - Russian Women and Imperial Expansion in Asia (Hardcover)

A Woman's Empire explores a new dimension of Russian imperialism: women actively engaged in the process of late imperial expansion. The book investigates how women writers, travellers, and scientists who journeyed to and beyond Central Asia participated in Russia's "civilizing" and colonizing mission, utilizing newly found educational opportunities while navigating powerful discourses of femininity as well as male-dominated science. Katya Hokanson shows how these Russian women resisted domestic roles in a variety of ways. The women writers include a governor general's wife, a fiction writer who lived in Turkestan, and a famous Theosophist, among others. They make clear the perspectives of the ruling class and outline the special role of women as describers and recorders of information about local women, and as builders of "civilized" colonial Russian society with its attendant performances and social events. Although the bulk of the women's writings, drawings, and photography is primarily noteworthy for its cultural and historical value, A Woman's Empire demonstrates how the works also add dimension and detail to the story of Russian imperial expansion and illuminates how women encountered, imagined, and depicted Russia's imperial Other during this period.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	September 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Katya Hokanson
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-1-4875-4560-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > European history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Promotions
LSN:	1-4875-4560-6
Barcode:	9781487545604

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