Information and empire : mechanisms of communication in Russia, 1600-1850 /
"From the mid-sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century Russia was transformed from a moderate-sized, land-locked principality into the largest empire on earth. How did systems of information and communication shape and reflect this extraordinary change? Information and Empire brings together a r...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Open Book Publishers,
2017.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "From the mid-sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century Russia was transformed from a moderate-sized, land-locked principality into the largest empire on earth. How did systems of information and communication shape and reflect this extraordinary change? Information and Empire brings together a range of contributions to shed some light on this complex question. Communication networks such as the postal service and the gathering and circulation of news are examined alongside the growth of a bureaucratic apparatus that informed the government about its country and its people. The inscription of space is considered from the point of view of mapping and the changing public 'graphosphere' of signs and monuments. More than a series of institutional histories, this book is concerned with the way Russia discovered itself, envisioned itself and represented itself to its people. Innovative and scholarly, this collection breaks new ground in its approach to communication and information as a field of study in Russia. More broadly, it is an accessible contribution to pre-modern information studies, taking as its basis a country whose history often serves to challenge habitual Western models of development. It is important reading not only for specialists in Russian Studies, but also for students and non-Russianists who are interested in the history of information and communications. "--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Available through Open Book Publishers. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (444 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-416) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781783743759 1783743751 9781783743766 178374376X 9781783743773 1783743778 9781783744527 1783744529 |