The Russian Peasantry 1600-1930: The World the Peasants Made - Hardcover

Moon, David

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9780582095083: The Russian Peasantry 1600-1930: The World the Peasants Made

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ISBN 10: 0582095085 ISBN 13: 9780582095083

Publisher: Longman, 1999

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Offers a definitive survey of peasant society in Russia between 1600 and 1930, and presents a fresh perspective on the history of Russia itself. The text explores all aspects of peasant life including the rural economy, peasant households, village communities and protest against the landowning elite. It discusses the social, economic, political and cultural impact of the abolition of serfdom in 1861 and the Revolutions of 1905 and 1917.

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Review:

"All labour historians with an interest in revolutionary Russia must read this book."Geoffrey Swain

About the Author:

Graham Moon is Professor of Health Services Research at the Institute for the Geography of Health, University of Portsmouth. His current research interests focus on the geographies of health related behaviour, particularly, smoking and drinking, and the geographies of primary health care reforms.
Myles Gould is lecturer in geography at the Department of Geography, University of Leeds. His research interests focus on the quantative analysis of secondary information on health and health care.

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