Liberalism in Pre-revolutionary Russia

State, Nation, Empire

von Susanna Rabow-Edling

138 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Nineteenth-century Russian intellectuals were faced with a dilemma. They had to choose between modernizing their country, thus imitating the West, or reaffirming what was perceived as their country's own values and thereby risk remaining socially underdeveloped and unable to compete with Western powers. Scholars have argued that this led to the emergence of an anti-Western, anti-modern ethnic nationalism. In this innovative book, Susanna Rabow-Edling shows that there was another solution to the conflicting agendas of modernization and cultural authenticity - a Russian liberal nationalism. This nationalism took various forms during the long nineteenth century, but aimed to promote reforms through a combination of liberalism, nationalism and imperialism.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9780367587635
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2020
• Größe: 231 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)