{"product_id":"internal-colonization-russias-imperial-experience-9780745651293","title":"Internal Colonization  Russias Imperial Experience","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book gives a radically new reading of Russia   s cultural history. Alexander Etkind traces how the Russian Empire conquered foreign territories and domesticated its own heartlands, thereby colonizing many peoples, Russians included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eInternal Colonization\u003c\/i\u003e might be said to inject postcolonial theory into Russian studies. This, however, would be to understate the case. Russia, in Etkind's account, is no mere latecomer to the postcolonial feast: in so many ways, it got there first. Etkind has confirmed what Russianists have suspected for a while without quite being able to prove the point: that Russia's peculiarly vocal subalterns have at least as much to bring to 'Western' cultural theory as they stand to gain from it.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The cumulative power of Etkind's argument constitutes an impressive scholarly achievement, offering a coherent yet richly detailed account of Russia's centuries-long experience of internal colonisation.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A coherent and cogent, as well as an original and witty investigation … the text itself teems with intriguing Tristram Shandean excursions.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of European Studies\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Etkind highlights what is at the core of the Russian Empire building process. Beyond objective specific facts [Etkind] goes deep into Russian history and culture to emphasize and explain the heuristic idea 'how to colonize oneself'.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Global Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A thought-provoking work of scholarship that will inspire both controversies and useful new approaches to Russian history and culture: to paraphrase Levi-Strauss, it is good to think with.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Russian Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A gripping read. Etkind combines an energetic pace with a multitude of sources … Etkind has succeeded in presenting an entirely readable text that will appeal to anyone interested in Russian imperial history, Russian literature, or the literature and culture of a colonial and postcolonial society.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelbourne Historical Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A fresh and entertaining work that is beautifully written … Etkind persuasively demonstrates that post-Soviet postcolonial studies should shift their focus from chasing the unresolvable historical justice to pursuing original, creative and challenging research to support competennt discussion of the controversial issues.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdeology and Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Not only useful but also very enjoyable...It is safe to consider this as one of the best books of 2011 in its category and it will definitely have an impact on Russian studies for many years to come.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Eurasian Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An exhaustingly original book, beautifully written and crafted so as to be eminently quotable. It will stand for decades to come as the central volume in the larger debates on empire.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNancy Condee, University of Pittsburgh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An erudite and incisive interpretation of Russian history and culture. Indeed, one of the great virtues of this book is its sweeping range, covering several centuries of history and culture. It is well-known that Russia was a great and expansive empire. Etkind provides a striking new lens for seeing Russian culture and history, one that stresses the enduring process of internal colonization. Beyond scholars of Russia, this book should appeal to those interested in questions of colonialism and post-colonialism and in issues of comparative empire.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Holquist, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Combining literary and historiographical evidence, Alexander Etkind elucidates the processes of 'self-' or 'internal colonization' the Russian imperial state carried out in its heartland in tandem with colonizing practices deployed in its farthest corners. With wit and erudition, Internal Colonization provides an original and fascinating account of Orientalism's genealogies, the complexity of its global enactments, and the fantasia of its imperial, 'self-colonizing' logic on the newly-illuminated stage of the Second World.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNancy Ruttenburg, Stanford Center for the Study of the Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePart One. The Non-Traditional Orient\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Less than One and Double\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Worldliness\u003cbr\u003ePart Two. Writing from Scratch\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Chasing Rurik\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. To Colonize Oneself\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Barrels of Fur\u003cbr\u003ePart 3. Empire of the Tsars\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Occult Instability\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Disciplinary Gears\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Internal Affairs\u003cbr\u003ePart 4. Shaved Man's Burden\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Philosophy under Russian Rule \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Sects and Revolution \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Re-Enchanting the Darkness\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Sacrificial Plotlines \u003cbr\u003eConclusion","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767977476439,"sku":"9780745651293","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745651293.jpg?v=1758715764","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/internal-colonization-russias-imperial-experience-9780745651293","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}