Peasant Icons : Representations of Rural People in Late Nineteenth-Century Russia by Cathy A. Frierson (1993, Paperback)

Frierson, Cathy A.

ISBN 10: 0195072944 / ISBN 13: 9780195072945

Published by Oxford University Press, 1993

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-237) and index.Very good condition copy, Text appears to be clean, Wear to over all book from storage, Bump to book edges, Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Russia -- History -- Alexander II, 1855-1881; Russia -- History -- Alexander II, 1855-1881, Peasants -- Russia -- History -- 19th century, Peasants in literature, Peasants -- Russia -- Public opinion, Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- Russia; ISBN: 0195072944. ISBN/EAN: 9780195072945. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561025206.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peasant Icons : Representations of Rural People in Late Nineteenth-Century Russia by Cathy A. Frierson (1993, Paperback)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195072944
• ISBN 13: 9780195072945
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Russia -- History -- Alexander II, 1855-1881

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Synopsis

In the thirty years after Russian peasants were emancipated in 1861, they became a major focus of Russian intellectual life. This text is the first to examine the revealing images of the peasant created by Russian writers, scholars, journalists, and government officials during that period, as the identity and fate of the Russian peasant became an integral component in the future of Russia envisioned by liberal reformers and conservatives alike. Frierson examines the persisting stereotypes created by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and other intellectuals seeking to understand village life, from the likable narod, the simple folk, to the exploitative kulak, the village strongman.

About the Author

Cathy A. Frierson, Arthur K. Whitcomb Assistant Professor of History, University of New Hampshire.