Stretching from the tributaries of the Danube to the Urals and from the Russian forests to the Black and Caspian seas, the vast European steppe has for centuries played very different roles in the Russian imagination. To the Grand Princes of Kiev and Muscovy, it was the "wild field," a region inhabited by nomadic Turko-Mongolic peoples who repeatedly threatened the fragile Slavic settlements to the north. For the emperors and empresses of imperial Russia, it was a land of boundless economic promise and a marker of national cultural prowess. By the mid-nineteenth century the steppe, once so alien and threatening, had emerged as an essential, if complicated, symbol of Russia itself.Traversing a thousand years of the region's history, Willard Sunderland recounts the complex process of Russian expansion and colonization, stressing the way outsider settlement at once created the steppe as a region of empire and was itself constantly changing. The story is populated by a colorful array of administrators, Cossack adventurers, Orthodox missionaries, geographers, foreign entrepreneurs, peasants, and (by the late nineteenth century) tourists and conservationists. Sunderland's approach to history is comparative throughout, and his comparisons of the steppe with the North American case are especially telling.Taming the Wild Field eloquently expresses concern with the fate of the world's great grasslands, and the book ends at the beginning of the twentieth century with the initiation of a conservation movement in Russia by those appalled at the high environmental cost of expansion.
Описание: The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
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Автор: Travis Terrell Название: Gods Controversy with the inhabitants of the land in 2020. ISBN: 0578706253 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780578706252 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 6218.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: God controversy with the inhabitants of the land in 2020. Intended to Encourage God fearing believers of the Holy, Prophetic Scriptures. By bringing prophesy to light via the Holy spirit, with the simplicity Christ. In hopes of illuminating a greater understanding of the Gods, holy words. The most high God requires more then what His people are well to give it seems, although they claim to love him. However, He has a controversy with whats going on in the land in 2020. Based on Hosea 4:1 in the Holy scriptures. This book will show, the then line between Love and Hate when it comes to the Almighty GOD. Travis L. Terrell, -TruSlug
Автор: Atkinson Название: Recollections of Tartar Steppes and Their Inhabitants ISBN: 0415760569 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415760560 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7042.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First Published in 1972. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Автор: Stern, Henry Aaron Название: Wanderings Among the Falashas in Abyssinia ISBN: 0714618780 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780714618784 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a respected scientist whose meticulous approach to scientific observation greatly influenced later research. This two volume work, published in French in 1810 and in English translation in 1814, vividly describes his travels in Latin America and the landscapes and indigenous cultures he encountered there.
Описание: Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a respected scientist whose meticulous approach to scientific observation greatly influenced later research. This two volume work, published in French in 1810 and in English translation in 1814, vividly describes his travels in Latin America and the landscapes and indigenous cultures he encountered there.
Автор: Wade Martins Название: A Great Estate At Work ISBN: 0521080843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521080842 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6018.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book deals with the work of both Thomas William Coke and his son, their agents and their tenants at Holkham through the nineteenth century and into the early years of the twentieth. It shows how far even the most dynamic landlord needed a progressive tenantry and how far the tenantry relied on the landlord for the provision of good farm buildings and other capital expenditure.
Автор: Vizetelly Название: Berlin under the New Empire ISBN: 1108064892 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108064897 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6018.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the wake of German unification in 1871, Berlin became a place of increased interest to the other nations of Europe. The journalist Henry Vizetelly (1820-94) first visited the capital of the new empire in 1872. His witty, observant and highly illustrated two-volume portrait appeared in 1879.
Автор: Vizetelly Название: Berlin under the New Empire ISBN: 1108064906 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108064903 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the wake of German unification in 1871, Berlin became a place of increased interest to the other nations of Europe. The journalist Henry Vizetelly (1820-94) first visited the capital of the new empire in 1872. His witty, observant and highly illustrated two-volume portrait appeared in 1879.
Автор: Wilberforce Название: A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade ISBN: 1108024998 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108024990 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6018.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was a politician, philanthropist and evangelical Christian, now best known for his work to end the slave trade. In 1807 he wrote this long Letter to his constituents justifying his preoccupation with abolition and setting out all his arguments against the slave trade.
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