A Russian Merchant's Tale - 9780253220202
Un libro in lingua di Ransel David L. edito da Indiana Univ Pr, 2008
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Based on the rare diary of an 18th-century Russian provincial merchant, A Russian Merchant's Tale presents a revealing portrait of Russia's little-known commercial class. By recording his daily contacts with a wide array of individuals from lords to laborers for more than 40 years, Ivan Alekseevich Tolchënov opened a window onto the education, work, birth, death, marriage, business, civic, holiday, and religious practices of a social group about which little has been known. Using the tools of microhistory to interpret the diary, David L. Ransel vividly brings to life Tolchënov's self-construction, his relations with family and society, and his entire world of aspirations, achievements, and failures. Challenging prevailing stereotypes of Russian merchants as tradition-bound and narrow-minded, A Russian Merchant's Tale offers important new insights into the social history of imperial Russia.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: A Russian Merchant's Tale
- Sottotitolo: The Life and Adventures of Ivan Alekseevich Tolchenov, Based on His Diary
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Ransel David L.
- Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
- Collana: Indiana Univ Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 06 Novembre '08
- Genere: HISTORY
- Argomenti : Merchants Russia (Federation) Moscow (Oblast) Biography Merchants Russia (Federation) Moscow (Oblast) Social conditions 18th century Business enterprises Russia (Federation) Moscow (Oblast) History 18th century
- Pagine: 320
- Peso gr: 588
- Dimensioni mm: 234 x 152 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0253220203
- EAN-13: 9780253220202