{"product_id":"russian-culture-9781571812308","title":"Russian Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThis volume brings together two classic works on the culture of the Russian people which have been long out of print. Gorer's \u003ci\u003eGreat Russian Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and Mead's \u003ci\u003eSoviet Attitudes towards Authority: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Problems of Soviet Character\u003c\/i\u003e were among the first attempts by anthropologists to analyze Russian society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThey were influential both for several generations of anthropologists and in shaping American governmental attitudes toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War period. Additionally they offer fascinating insights into the early anthropological use of psychological data to analyze cultural patterns. Read as part of the history of the anthropology of complex contemporary societies, they are as fascinating for their more questionable conclusions as for their accurate characterizations of Russian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“These texts expose… the impoverishing effect of recent emphases on critical virtuosity. The phenomenological status, processes, and practices involved (in our culture) in terms such as \"character\" are fascinating to study.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Journal of Anthropological Research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Regardless of the dated theoretical approach of these classics, their valuable factual material and the ability of the authors to inspire further reflection still make them worth reading.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Ethnos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePenetrating Views of Russian Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eRussian Culture in the 20th Century\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSergei Arutiunov\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People of Great Russia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eINTRODUCTION and INTRODUCTION—1961\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGeoffrey Gorer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eRUSSIAN CAMERA OBSCURA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTen Sketches of Russian Peasant Life\u003c\/em\u003e (1916–1918)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Rickman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSnow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPlacenta Praevia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Apology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Threat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Bridal Dress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPolice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPeasant Officers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tA Political Episode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMoujiks want Glasses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PSYCHOLOGY OF GREAT RUSSIANS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGeoffrey Gorrer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tChildhood Training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCharacter Developments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Enemy and Hate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Leader, Love, and Truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tConclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDICES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix I: \u003c\/strong\u003eDevelopment of the Swaddling Hypotheses\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGeoffrey Gorer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix II:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Note on the Swaddling Hypotheses\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Rickman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix III: \u003c\/strong\u003eTruth and Guilt\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Rickman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoviet Attitudes Toward Authority\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tQuestions Which This Study Seeks to Answer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMethods and Materials \t\t\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e \t\t\t\tResearch Team of Studies in Soviet Culture and Their Areas of Research\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBackground of the Soviet System of Authority \t\t\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\t\tBolshevik Assumptions About Human Behavior as Abstracted from Theory and Practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\t\tBolshevik Willingness to Accept or to Fabricate Token Events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSoviet Ideals of Authority Relationships \t\t\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\t\tExpectations from Different Leadership Levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\t\tCharacteristics of the Ideal Leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSoviet Official Expectations Regarding Motivation \t\t\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\t\tMotivation for Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t\t\tExpectations Concerning the Masses and Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Place of the Political Police in the Soviet Authority System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPossible Developments in the Soviet Union\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDIX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDIX A: \u003c\/strong\u003eAbstract of Research on Leadership in Soviet Agriculture and the Communist Party\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDIX B:\u003c\/strong\u003e Summary of Conclusions of Research on Soviet Child Training Ideals and Their Political Significance, by E. Calas\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDIX C:\u003c\/strong\u003e Summary of Conclusions of Research on Party and Non-Party Organizations in Soviet Industry, by L. H. Haimson\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDIX D: \u003c\/strong\u003eSource Materials Used by Other Members of the Research Group\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDIX E: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcerpt Concerning the Communist \"Election of May, 1948, in Czechoslovakia\" - Taken from Chapter XVI of Unpublished Manuscript \"Czechs, Slovaks, and Communism,\" by David Rodnik\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDIX F:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"To Aid the Agitator,\" from Pravda, May 27, 1948\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDIX G:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Your Strength\" (Poem about Atomic Energy)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041413726551,"sku":"9781571812308","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571812308.jpg?v=1750950175","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/russian-culture-9781571812308","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}