{"product_id":"the-russians-9780631188056","title":"The Russians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Russians have undergone an historical development whose direction and destiny fascinates us. This book represents an exploration of the ancient roots and subsequent transformations of their cultural history. It helps readers understand controversial matters of ethnicity and historical identity for this influential, if often unstable, nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Milner-Gulland's strength lies in his ability to write with equal facility and conviction about literature and the visual arts, about the fourteenth or the twentieth century, a strength underpinned by a reluctance to compartmentalize the arts with conventional historical periodization ... I can think of few better books for opening doors into a fascinating but often misunderstood world.\" \u003ci\u003eSeer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Plates. \u003cp\u003eList of Figures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknow;edgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Aims and Methods of the Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Rus as Land and People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Rus as People and as State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Belief Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Let us Join Word to Word.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Iconic Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelective Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronological Table to 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403398455639,"sku":"9780631188056","price":84.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631188056.jpg?v=1730483347","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-russians-9780631188056","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}