Cathy A Frierson

All Russia Is Burning!

A Cultural History of Fire and Arson in Late Imperial Russia

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Produktbeschreibung

Cathy A. Frierson is professor of history at the University of New Hampshire. She is the author of Peasant Icons: Representation of Rural People in Late Imperial Russia and Alexander Nikolaevich Engelgardt's Letters from the Country, 1872-1887.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 155mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780295982090
• ISBN-10: 0295982098
• Artikelnr.: 21778299

Autorenporträt

Cathy A. Frierson

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE: FROM BENEVOLENT FORCE TO NATIONAL MISFORTUNE: FIRE'S CONTESTED
MEANINGS IN RURAL RUSSIA
Fire as Gentle Cookery and Paradise: Peasants as Mistresses and Masters of
Fire
Fire as Apocalypse or Pathology: Peasants as Victims or Vectors of Fire
Fire as Russia's Historical Evil: Peasants Dispossessed by Fire
PART TWO: LETTING LOOSE THE RED ROOSTER: ARSON IN RURAL RUSSIA
The Fiery Brand, Russian Style: Arson as Protest, Peasants as Incendiaries
Arson as Impotent Spite or Potent Practice: Peasants as Vengefull,
Covetous, or Wily Actors
PART THREE: MOBILIZING TO MAKE RUSSIA MODERN: INSURING, PLANNING,
VOLUNTEERING
Fire as Insurance Hazard: Peasants as Students of Prudence and Precaution
Fire Contained in the Planned Village: Peasants as Residents in a
Disciplined Domestic Order
Fire as the Internal Enemy: Peasants as Volunteer Firefighters
Conclusion: Fire as an Imperial Legacy, Peasants as Partners in Progress
Notes
References
Index