Women in Russia, 1700-2000 |
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| Author:
| Engel, Barbara Alpern |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-80270-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $88.00 |
Book Description:
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Women in Russia, 1700-2000 is the first book to provide a lively and compelling chronological narrative of women's experiences from the 17th century to the present. Synthesizing recent scholarship with her own work in primary and archival sources, Barbara Alpern Engel skillfully evokes the voices of individuals to enliven the account, detailing how women of various social strata were affected by and shaped historical change. Adopting the perspective of women provides fresh...
More DescriptionWomen in Russia, 1700-2000 is the first book to provide a lively and compelling chronological narrative of women's experiences from the 17th century to the present. Synthesizing recent scholarship with her own work in primary and archival sources, Barbara Alpern Engel skillfully evokes the voices of individuals to enliven the account, detailing how women of various social strata were affected by and shaped historical change. Adopting the perspective of women provides fresh interpretations of Russia's past and important insights into the impact of gender on the ways that Russians defined themselves and others, and imagined political change.