Access to History In Depth: Peter The Great
Published on 1. May 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-340-75814-4 (ISBN)
Description
Charting the reign of one of Russia's most colourful and controversial monarchs, this text discusses how far Peter the Great was responsible for making Russia a major European power and asks to what extent he personally transformed Russia into a modern, economically powerful, absolutist state.
Reviews / Votes
Hodder and Stoughton's excellent Access to History series, edited by Keith Randell, is aimed primarily at students studying AS level, A level and HIghe.r But the general reader could do much worse than indulge in these first-class primers on a variety of key historical topics. * BBC History *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 16 to 19 years
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-75814-4 (9780340758144)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Peter the Great - the historical debate; the Tsarist inheritance; from Azov to Narva - first steps in foreign policy; the emergence of a European power; transforming the government; transforming Russian culture; collaborators and resistors; conclusion - achievements and failures.