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Neither a comprehensive 'life and times' nor a conventional
biography, this is an engaging and accessible exploration of
rulership and monarchial authority in eighteenth century Russia.
Its purpose is to see how Catherine II of Russia conceived of her
power and how it was represented to her subjects. Simon Dixon asks
essential questions about Catherin'es life and reign, and offers
new and stimulating arguments about the Englightenment, the power
of the monarch in early modern Europe, and the much-debated role of
the "great individual" in history.
This is the first book to place Russia's 'long' eighteenth century
squarely in its European context. The conceptual framework is set
out in an opening critique of modernisation which, while rejecting
its linear implications, maintains its focus on the relationship
between government, economy and society. Following a chronological
introduction, a series of thematic chapters (covering topics such
as finance and taxation, society, government and politics, culture,
ideology, and economy) emphasise the ways in which Russia's
international ambitions as an emerging great power provoked
administrative and fiscal reforms with wide-ranging (and often
unanticipated) social consequences. This thematic analysis allows
Simon Dixon to demonstrate that the more the tsars tried to
modernise their state, the more backward their empire became. A
chronology and critical bibliography are also provided to allow
students to discover more about this colourful period of Russian
history.
This is an analytical account of a colorful period in Russian history, which is accessible to undergraduates of European and Russian history, as well as to the nonspecialist reader. Central to a discussion that emphasizes Russia's place in Europe are the much misunderstood personalities of some remarkable rulers, such as Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Alexander I. Their reigns are set in the context of wider developments in social, economic, cultural and intellectual history that help to account for Russia's emergence as a great power.
Published in the Profiles in Power series, this is an examination of Catherine the Great and her use of power and the Monarchy. In this new work, Simon Dixon goes beyond the narrative to explore this legendary figure of Russian history and how she exercised her power. He analyzes the inter-relationships of consensus and control and the interaction of monarchy, nobility and bureaucracy in eighteenth century Russia, and illuminates the nature of authority in Europe of "Enlightened Absolutism".
Specialist historians have long known the usefulness of this 1869
book, now more easily available for anyone interested in the
history of London, its buildings, and its religious and social
world, in an enhanced edition. William Beck was a Quaker architect,
and Frederick Ball grew up in the rambling old Devonshire House
building, centre of British Quakerism at the time. Their survey of
London Quaker history was part of a mid-19th century awakening of
Friends to the significance of their own past. This facsimile
reprint contains a new introduction, by Simon Dixon PhD, author of
the thesis "Quaker Communities in London 1667-c1714," and Quaker
writer and editor Peter Daniels. Where possible, illustrations have
been inserted of the buildings described in the book, and there is
a comprehensive new index.
Specialist historians have long known the usefulness of this 1869
book, now more easily available for anyone interested in the
history of London, its buildings, and its religious and social
world, in an enhanced edition. William Beck was a Quaker architect,
and Frederick Ball grew up in the rambling old Devonshire House
building, centre of British Quakerism at the time. Their survey of
London Quaker history was part of a mid-19th century awakening of
Friends to the significance of their own past. This facsimile
reprint contains a new introduction, by Simon Dixon PhD, author of
the thesis "Quaker Communities in London 1667-c1714," and Quaker
writer and editor Peter Daniels. Where possible, illustrations have
been inserted of the buildings described in the book, and there is
a comprehensive new index.
Lindsey Hughes (1949-2007) made her reputation as one of the
foremost historians of the age of Peter the Great by revealing the
more freakish aspects of the tsar's complex mind and reconstructing
the various physical environments in which he lived. Contributors
to Personality and Place in Russian Culture were encouraged to
develop any of the approaches featured in Hughes's work:
pointillist and panoramic, playful and morbid, quotidian and
bizarre. The result is a rich and original collection, ranging from
the sixteenth century to the present day, in which a group of
leading international scholars explore the role of the individual
in Russian culture, the myriad variety of individual lives, and the
changing meanings invested in particular places. The editor, Simon
Dixon, is Sir Bernard Pares Professor of Russian History at UCL
School of Slavonic and East European Studies.
We are in a time like no other. Those who play the game by the new
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how you can prosper, during and after the massive change ahead.
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