{"product_id":"russian-colonization-of-alaska-9781496222176","title":"Russian Colonization of Alaska","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this third volume of \u003ci\u003eRussian Colonization of Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrei Val’terovich Grinëv examines the final period in Russian America’s history, from naval officers’ coming to power in the colonies (1818) to the sale of Alaska to the United States (1867).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a milestone in Alaska history, a rare product of deep and extensive scholarship with a critical approach that makes sense of the detail.\"—Rebecca Poulson, \u003ci\u003eAlaska History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the previous volumes of \u003ci\u003eRussian Colonization of Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Andrei V. Grinëv] demonstrates once again why he is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on the Russian period of Alaska’s history.”—Katherine L. Arndt, \u003ci\u003eRussian Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This is a major contribution to the field. There has not been anything published in Russian or English (or any other language) that could compare with it in scope and theoretical sophistication.”—Sergei Kan, author of \u003ci\u003eMemory Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity through Two Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Essential reading for students of the history of Russian America and Alaska generally. [These books] will be a fundamental reference for years to come, as will likely be the highly anticipated third volume.”—Stephen Haycox, \u003ci\u003eAlaska History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A welcome addition to the growing body of recent literature in English on Alaska under Russian control, or ‘Russian America.’”—Chia Yin Hsu, \u003ci\u003ePacific Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Contains much information of interest to Western scholars on the Russian approach to colonization.”—Joseph Dane Hartgrove, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A stimulating, thorough, and quite readable account of the history of early Russian America.”—Dennis Reinhartz, \u003ci\u003eTerrae Incognitae\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Maritime Officers at the Head of Russian America\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Hunting-Trading Activities of the RAC in 1825–40\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Russian Colonies in the 1840s\u003cbr\u003e 4. Russian America in the 1850s\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Russian Colonies in the 1860s and the Sale of Alaska to the United States\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409231880535,"sku":"9781496222176","price":50.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496222176.jpg?v=1730506063","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/russian-colonization-of-alaska-9781496222176","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}