{"product_id":"russian-monarchy-9780875803081","title":"Russian Monarchy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRussian monarchs have long been regarded as majestic and despotic, ruling mute and servile subjects in a vast empire isolated from the rest of Europe. Challenging this view, Whittaker uncovers a political dialogue about the nature and limitations of monarchy in 18th-century Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Literature on Monarchy: A Supragenre \u003cbr\u003e 1. Writing about Monarchy: A Historical Perspective \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Reforming Tsar \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Elected Monarch \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Legal Sovereign \u003cbr\u003e 5. The Agent of History \u003cbr\u003e 6. The Good Tsar \u003cbr\u003e 7. The Bad Tsar \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. The Significance of the Eighteenth-Century Political Dialogue \u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Abbreviated Romanov Family Tree \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406418026839,"sku":"9780875803081","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/russian-monarchy-9780875803081","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}