{"product_id":"russia-in-the-modern-world-9780631181347","title":"Russia in the Modern World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Provides the first comprehensive geographical analysis of Russia since 1991.  * Examines Russia in the context of its past, in relation to its post--Soviet neighbours, and in an international context.  * Focuses on economic, political and social geography; rural and urban spaces; and ecological issues. .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The author has put together an excellent textbook on Russia's new geography. I can, without hesitation, recommend this book for students of the Russian realm.\" \u003ci\u003eOlga Medvedkov, Wittenberg University, Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Now, we have a single author book which brings together the research of systematic specialists into a coherent whole which interprets the rapidly changing world of the Russian Federation for an undergraduate audience...and reminds Russian specialists that there is a geographical element to the \"transition\" and geographers that the post-communist world is a rich field for geographical wnquiry.' \u003ci\u003eDr. Judith Pallot, School of Geography, University of Oxford.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables. \u003cp\u003eList of Maps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eONE The Territorial and Imperial Heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTWO The Soviet Heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHREE The Emerging Federation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFOUR The Command Economy and the Transition to Capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFIVE The Changing Space Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSIX Saving the Environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSEVEN Population: Urban and Rural Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEIGHT The Regions of Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNINE Russia's Autonomous Territories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTEN Russia and the 'Near Abroad'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eELEVEN Russia and the Wider World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403395178839,"sku":"9780631181347","price":45.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631181347.jpg?v=1730483334","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/russia-in-the-modern-world-9780631181347","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}