
Peter the Great
M.S. Anderson(Author)
Longman (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 22. August 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
244 pages
978-0-582-43746-3 (ISBN)
Description
An excellent introduction to the formidable life and career of Peter the Great and his impact on Russia. M.S. Anderson assesses his aims and achievements at home and abroad, and examines the pressures and restrictions that shaped his attitudes and limited his actions.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
315 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-43746-3 (9780582437463)
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M. S. Anderson
Content
Genealogical Table and Maps List Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition CHAPTER 1 Russia before Peter: Modernization and Resistance CHAPTER 2 The Young Tsar CHAPTER 3 The First Initiatives: the Capture of Azov and the 'Great Embassy' to the West CHAPTER 4 Emergence into Europe: the Great Northern War CHAPTER 5 A New State and Society? 91 CHAPTER 6 Opposition and its Repression: the Tsarevich Alexis CHAPTER 7 Peter the Man: Character and Personality CHAPTER 8 'The Greatest Monarch of our Age': Peter's Place in History Genealogical Table and Maps Chronology Further Reading Index