Simon Dixon

Catherine the Great (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

More than a conventional biography of Catherine the Great, this is a full history of her rule and use of power. Viewing Russian culture and politics through the prism of Catherine's life and reign, Simon Dixon shows how Catherine conceived of and wielded her power, and how she represented it to her subjects. To what extent was her rule consensual and how far did it depend on force? As Simon Dixon answers these questions he sheds new light on the Enlightenment, the power of the monarch and the role of the great individual in history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317894834
• Artikelnr.: 44014006

Autorenporträt

Simon Dixon

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 The problem of power
Chapter 2 Catherine takes power
Chapter 3 Images of power
Chapter 4 The power of ideas: Catherine and the
philosophes
Chapter 5 Catherine and Russian political culture
Chapter 6 Enlightened despotism
Chapter 7 Power relationships in Russia
Chapter 8 Russia as a European great power
Chapter 9 Epilogue: power transferred and transformed