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Anderson, M.S : Peter the Great

Thames & Hudson, New York, 1978

ISBN 050087008X

Fine copy in fine dust jacket, 8vo, 207 pp.

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ANDERSON, M. S: : Peter the Great

LONDON.THAMES & HUDSON,1978.

ISBN 050087008X.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Glossy laminated,colour subject portrait photographic upper wrap,publisher's colophon to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges,a tiny closed tear to upper bd's bottom,right corner.Top edge lightly dust-soiled+lightly spotted,fore-edge bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean.Clean, maroon paper-covered boards with publisher's gilt colophon to upper board and bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,with plain white endpapers with minimal foxing.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,10-207pp includes half-title+ title pages,contents list,preface,8 chapters,44 b/w contemporary illus between pp80-81,2 b/w maps genealogical table+maps,a chronology,notes to text,bibliography and an index. Peter the Great seems to exemplify the completely autocratic ruler who,like certain Roman emperors,could in principle do exactly what he pleased with his inherited country.Yet he was subject to pressures of many kinds - social,political,economic,and even temperamental - which helped to shape his attitudes and to direct his actions.Though Peter is often made out to resemble a brilliant comet in European history,Professor Anderson is able to show that many innovations in the governing of Russia had begun before his time,and argues that Peter is best understood in the perspective of Russian history as a whole. This is the first English-language biography of Peter by an author in command of the great abundance of Russian materials,and it provides a thorough investigation into the domestic affairs of the country as well as a personal portrait of a highly gifted and enigmatic man. Peter's contributions to Russia's development are analysed in detail: his determination to westernize the country,to furnish it with the means of self-defence,to liberalize its religious and educational institutions,to give it a voice in international affairs,to create a new capital city of remarkable splendour. Professor Anderson also concentrates on another side of Peter's personality: the coarseness of his own behaviour,his frequent cruelty,his total lack of familial sentimentality.In assessing these two contradictory aspects of Peter the Great,the author shows his deep understanding of the problems which beset Russia at the dawn of the eighteenth century,and his unrivalled familiarity with the period. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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