Portrait of a Russian province : economy, society, and civilization in nineteenth-century Nizhnii Novgorod / Catherine Evtuhov.

Author/creator Evtuhov, Catherine
Format Book
Publication InfoPittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxv, 320 pages : illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Country life--Russia (Federation). --Nizhniĭ Novgorod. --History. --19th century.
Nizhniĭ Novgorod (Russia)--Civilization. --19th century.
Nizhniĭ Novgorod (Russia)--Economic conditions. --19th century.
Nizhniĭ Novgorod (Russia)--Social conditions. --19th century.
Nizhniĭ Novgorod (Russia)--Intellectual life. --19th century.

SeriesPitt series in Russian and East European studies
Series in Russian and East European studies. ^A160079
Contents Imagining the Russian Provinces -- Soil, forest, river : the ecology of provincial life -- Urban topography -- Rhythms : the local economy -- An Artisanal case study: the Southeast -- Social space : numbers, images, biographies -- Managing the province : local administration -- The Cadastral map in the service of the Zemstvo -- Church and religion -- Provincial cultural nests -- The idea of province.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011021066
ISBN9780822961710 (paper : acid-free paper)
ISBN0822961717 (paper : acid-free paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DK651.G6 E94 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold