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Book SynopsisWilliam E. Pomeranz is Deputy Director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C., USA. He is a frequent commentator on current developments in Russia, providing analysis for CNN, NBC, NPR, Reuters, Bloomberg, and other media outlets. His scholarly publications include articles on Russian legal history and present-day Russian commercial and constitutional law.Trade ReviewThis is what all Russia scholars need to know about Russian law … This is an outstanding piece of work. It is concise at 169 pages of text, with good international and Russian references and delightful quotes. It offers an even treatment of three centuries and an uncommonly nuanced analysis with a good eye for what is formal and what is real. * Slavic Review *William Pomeranz, Deputy Director of the Kennan Institute, has written a masterful history of Russia through a legal lens … Readers whose primary interests lie well outside the field of Russian law will find important insights here into Russia’s political, social, and economic development … Revealing with unusual clarity the conservative vs. modernizing strands of Russia’s legal development, Law and the Russian State provides a superb introduction to the field of Russian law. * The Russian Review *Pomeranz’s book is a treat for anyone interested in learning about the fundamental changes and continuities of Russian law ... , Pomeranz’s book is highly recommendable. It does what good legal history sometimes succeeds in doing: it helps us to understand the contemporary world. * Comparative Legal History *It is no small feat to encapsulate major points of 350 years of legal history into 169 pages of text, and this is done fluently, with good balance among the salient subjects. . . This is a volume well worthy of adoption for advanced undergraduate courses on Russian affairs and an excellent addition to a promising series. * Slavonic and East European Review *Pomeranz is at his best when covering the period since formation of the Russian Federation. Nonetheless, by harking back to Peter the Great’s reign, he provides just enough historical context to demonstrate continuity and change within a country that has both followed and curiously departed from the West’s legal trajectory. All of which makes Law and the Russian State a valuable addition to the literature. It is recommended for undergraduate and graduate students of history and law, and for experts in these fields. * Ab Imperio *A lively and engaging account of law and legal development in Russia, past and present. It is unique in its emphasis on how law throughout Russian history has served the state. * Peter H. Solomon, Jr., Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, Canada *Most Westerners consider the Russian state lawless, but William Pomeranz shows the great importance Russians attribute to law. This is a scholarly and thoughtful guide to law, a little understood but crucial aspect of Russia's long history. It should become the standard work on its subject. * Geoffrey Hosking, Emeritus Professor of Russian History, University College London, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Law and Empire under Peter the Great 2. The Expansion of Russian Legality 3. The Judicial Reforms of 1864 and the Modernization of Russian Law 4. Law, Politics, and Revolution 5. Filling in the Blanks: The Creation of Socialist Law 6. Socialist Legality and Illegality 7. Russia’s Long Constitutional Crisis: 1985-1993 8. The 1993 Constitution and Russia’s Liberal Experiment 9. Vladimir Putin and the Restoration of State and Law Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAlexa Neale is Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow in Historical Criminology at the University of Sussex, UK. She is currently researching crime narratives and the meaning of evidence in a project titled Black Books: The Institutional Memory of Hanging and Mercy at the Home Office'.Trade ReviewIn her forensic analysis of hitherto unseen photographs of domestic interiors that were crime scenes, Alexa Neale reveals the part they played in imagined narratives of murder presented in courtrooms. Her microhistories of individual cases, each framed by a compelling imaginative vignette, go beyond the crimes in question and give new insights into social class, gendered and racial identities revealed in the spaces and material culture of 20th century Londoners’ homes. * Deborah Sugg Ryan, Professor of Design History and Theory, University of Portsmouth, UK *An immersive, clear-eyed account of Neale’s encounter with the criminal archive. Trial transcripts, criminal case files, media reportage, ephemera and, most importantly, photographs found in police prosecution records are read along – and against – the grain. Neale teaches us how deftly these materials were used to create powerful prosecution narratives, and also how to read them now: as evidence of home life, relationships, lives and secrets. Bringing imaginative methodological approaches to her fascinating sources, Neale’s work is a microhistory made from the surviving remnants of criminal records. Her reading of forensic photographs is lucid, original and a major contribution to the field. * Katherine Biber, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney, Australia *In this compelling and challenging study of crime scene photography, Alexa Neale shows how the camera shaped how crime and the law were perceived and represented in modern Britain. Photographing Crime Scenes in 20th-Century London is an astute analysis, bringing together cultural history, legal history and the social history of crime. Neale’s book also uses the camera’s lens to tell a series of fascinating stories about private and public life in twentieth-century London, from a louche mews in Knightsbridge to the dark alleys of Limehouse. * Stephen J Brooke, Professor of History, York University, Canada *A trailblazing title which opens up this visual world to the crime, cultural and media historian. Through a critical analysis of crime scene photography and narrative this book persuades criminal historians to look at the visualisation of crime in new and exciting ways. * David Nash, Professor of History, Oxford Brookes University, UK *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations 1. Introduction: Encountering crime scenes 2. ”Isn't Dinner Ready?”: Spatialising working-class home and marriage in Camden3. 'She Wore No Ring': Picturing sexual jealousy and provocation in Bloomsbury4. "The Love Hut": Perverting public/private boundaries in Knightsbridge 5. "Murder Story": Telling 'Ripper' tales in Limehouse and beyond 6. ‘Joseph Aaku's Cat’: Imagining home and race in St. Pancras 7. "We've really hit the jackpot now, doll": Changing lives in North Kensington 8. Conclusion: A place through crimeBibliography Index

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