Imperial apocalypse : the Great War and the destruction of the Russian Empire /
"The first major study which treats the demise of the Russian Empire as part of the twentieth-century phenomenon of modern decolonization, and provides a readable account of military activity and political change throughout this turbulent period of war and revolution. Sanborn argues that the su...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Greater war.
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| Summary: | "The first major study which treats the demise of the Russian Empire as part of the twentieth-century phenomenon of modern decolonization, and provides a readable account of military activity and political change throughout this turbulent period of war and revolution. Sanborn argues that the sudden rise of groups seeking national self-determination in the borderlands of the empire was the consequence of state failure, not its cause. At the same time, he shows how the destruction of state institutions and the spread of violence from the front to the rear led to a collapse of traditional social bonds and the emergence of a new, more dangerous, and more militant political atmosphere."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199642052 0199642052 |