Russian orientalism : Asia in the Russian mind from Peter the Great to the emigration /
Here, the author examines Russian thinking about the Orient before the Revolution of 1917. He argues that the Russian Empire's bi-continental geography and the complicated nature of its encounter with Asia have all resulted in a variegated understanding of the East among its people.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
©2010.
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| Summary: | Here, the author examines Russian thinking about the Orient before the Revolution of 1917. He argues that the Russian Empire's bi-continental geography and the complicated nature of its encounter with Asia have all resulted in a variegated understanding of the East among its people. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 298 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300162899 0300162898 |