{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-russias-first-civil-war-from-the-time-of-troubles-to-the-founding-of-the-romanov-dynasty-the-time-of-troubles-and-the-founding-of-the-romanov-dynasty-9780271024653","title":"A Short History of Russias First Civil War From","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon publication in 2001, \"Russia's First Civil War\" greeted by scholars as a \"historical tour de force,\" the first major post-Marxist reassessment of the Time of Troubles. Now available in an abridged paperback, \"A Short History of Russia's First Civil War\" is suited for classroom use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dunning’s new book is a historical tour de force, a major reconceptualization of Russia’s Time of Troubles, 1598–1613.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Carol B. Stevens \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sweeping, detailed, readable account of the first Russian civil war and an excellent analysis of the war’s causes and development. . . . This one deserves a place on the shelf of anyone interested in the period.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Martha Luby Lahana \u003ci\u003eRussian Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dunning’s book is a welcome addition to the literature on the Time of Troubles, offering a chronological narrative of events that provides more detail on the military campaigns of 1604–1607 than other English-language accounts.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Maureen Perrie \u003ci\u003eSlavic Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is clearly the best and most judicious account of the Time of Troubles in any language. A magnificent achievement that will significantly benefit the reading world, especially those interested in Russia and comparative civil disorders.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Richard Hellie,University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We can thank Chester S. L. Dunning for explaining, much more than anyone before him, why and how this stunning reversal of fortunes occurred.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Marshall Poe \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dunning’s book on \u003ci\u003eRussia’s First Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly detailed, readable account of a turbulent time in Russian history that has relevancy even today as Russia continues to struggle with its infant democracy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Leo J. Daugherty III \u003ci\u003eJournal of Slavic Military Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tList of Illustrations and Maps\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tIntroduction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  1.\tA Comparative Approach to the Problem of Origins of the\tCivil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  2.\tLong-Term Origins: The Growth of Autocracy and Imperialism\t\t\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  3.\tIvan the Terrible and Russia’s Slide into Crisis\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  4.\tThe Rise of Boris Godunov, the Uglich Tragedy, and Enserfment\t\t\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  5.\tThe Southern Frontier and the Cossacks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  6.\tThe Beginning of the Time of Troubles and the Great Famine\t\t\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  7.\tWhat Triggered the civil War?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  8.\tThe Pretender Dmitrii Ivanovich\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  9.\tDmitrii’s Invasion and the Beginning of the Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.\tTsar Boris Strikes Back and the Civil War Widens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.\tThe Death of Tsar Boris and Dmitrii’s Triumph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.\tThe Short Reign of Tsar Dmitrii\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.\tAssassination of the Tsar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.\tVasilii Shuiskii Seizes Power and Rekindles the Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.\tThe Beginning of the “Bolotnikov Rebellion”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16.\tThe Civil War Widens and the Rebels Advance to Moscow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17.\tThe Siege of Moscow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18.\tRetreat from Moscow, the Siege of Kaluga, and the Rise of Tsarevich Petr\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19.\tCollapse of the Siege of Kaluga and the Beginning of Tsar Vasilii’s Offensive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20\tThe Siege of Tula and the Resurrection of “Tsar Dmitrii”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21.\tTsar Vasilii’s Struggle Against the Tushino Impostor\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22.\tForeign Intervention and the Formation of the National Liberation Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23.\tThe End of the Civil War and the Election of Mikhail Romanov\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24.\tTsar Mikhail and the End of the Time of Troubles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25.\tDisturbing Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400778195287,"sku":"9780271024653","price":22.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-russias-first-civil-war-from-the-time-of-troubles-to-the-founding-of-the-romanov-dynasty-the-time-of-troubles-and-the-founding-of-the-romanov-dynasty-9780271024653","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}