| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 318 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in military history and international affairs, 1537-4432 |
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Studies in military history and international affairs. 1537-4432
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| Contents |
Introduction: Russia at war, 1762-1825 -- The military estate: size and deployment -- The lower ranks: conscription and community -- The officer corps: service and challenge to the state -- The cost: expenditure and income -- The cost: agriculture, industry, and trade -- The impact: conflict with civilians in peace and war -- The state: administration, law, and magic -- The expansion of the state: conflict, assimilation, and identity -- Rulers and armies: warfare, image, culture, and identity -- The military colonies -- Conclusion: militarization and modernization? |
| Summary |
A study of the Russian Empire at the peak of its. military power and success (1762-1825), this important. book examines how a country with none of the obvious. trappings of modernization was able to significantly. expand its territory. Russia's military and naval. victories culminated in the triumphal entrance of. Russian forces into Paris in 1814 in celebration of the. defeat of Napoleon. Hartley's treatment is wide-ranging. and discusses many aspects of the nature of the Russian. state and society-not merely issues such as recruitment, . but also institutional, legal, and fiscal structures of |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-302) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY.
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| SUBJECT |
Russia (Federation) -- History, Military -- 18th century
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Russia (Federation) -- History, Military -- 19th century
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| Subject |
Russia (Federation)
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| Genre/Form |
Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780313352324 |
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0313352321 |
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1281224715 |
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9781281224712 |
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9786611224714 |
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6611224718 |
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