{"product_id":"the-emancipation-of-russian-nobility-17621785-9780691619088","title":"The Emancipation of Russian Nobility 17621785","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine the Great's treatment of the Russian nobility has usually been regarded as dictated by court politics or her personal predilections. Citing new archival sources, Robert Jones shows that her redefinition and reorganization of the Russian nobility were in fact motivated by reasons of state. In 1762, Peter III had \"emancipated\" the nobility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Contents, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. 1*I. The Russian Nobility from Peter the Great to Peter III, pg. 3*II. The \"Emancipated\" Nobility, pg. 39*III. The Politics of Usurpation, pg. 91*IV. The Legislative Commission, pg. 123*V. Bureaucratic Absolutism 1762-1774, pg. 164*VI. The Provincial Reform of 1775, pg. 210*VII. The State and the Nobility 1775-1785, pg. 244*VIII. The Resolution of the Problem, pg. 273*Bibliography, pg. 300*Index, pg. 313","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403970126167,"sku":"9780691619088","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-emancipation-of-russian-nobility-17621785-9780691619088","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}