Catherine the Great (Profiles In Power) - Hardcover

Dixon, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138165689 ISBN 13: 9781138165687

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Neither a comprehensive 'life and times' nor a conventional biography, this is an engaging and accessible exploration of rulership and monarchial authority in eighteenth century Russia. Its purpose is to see how Catherine II of Russia conceived of her power and how it was represented to her subjects.  Simon Dixon asks essential questions about Catherin'es life and reign, and offers new and stimulating arguments about the Englightenment, the power of the monarch in early modern Europe, and the much-debated role of the "great individual" in history.

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Review:

'a concise and closely argued study of a crucial period in the making of Russia'"BBC History" 'a splendid book, thoughtful, graceful, and insightful' "Russian Review" "'"a stimulating and lively study...contributes not only to our understanding of Catherine's Russia but puts the Russian experience firmly within the broader context of ancient regime' "History"

'a concise and closely argued study of a crucial period in the making of Russia'BBC History 'a splendid book, thoughtful, graceful, and insightful' Russian Review 'a stimulating and lively study...contributes not only to our understanding of Catherine's Russia but puts the Russian experience firmly within the broader context of ancient regime' History

Book Description:

Empress, empire-builder, intellectual, art-collector, lover - this magnificent new biography does full justice to a truly remarkable ruler.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1138165689
• ISBN 13: 9781138165687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208