{"product_id":"this-meager-nature-9780875803036","title":"This Meager Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work traces the construction of Russia's cultural landscape, showing how 19th-century representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. It should appeal to those who are interested in landscape history and in Russian art and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn elegant, stimulating and compelling work.\u003c\/p\u003e * Slavic and East European Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuperbly researched, well written, and incisive.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Historian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Ely] deftly succeeds in bringing the Russian landscape, as it existed in the imaginations of travel writers, poets, and painters, into a bold new perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Modern History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Preface and Acknowlegments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Russia, Landscape, and National Identity \u003cbr\u003e 1. Arcadia on the Steppe \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Search for a Picturesque Russia \u003cbr\u003e 3. Landscapes of Nationality and Nostalgia \u003cbr\u003e 4. Outer Gloom and Inner Glory \u003cbr\u003e 5. To Paint the Russian Landscape \u003cbr\u003e 6. A Portrait of the Motherland \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: A Russian Sense of Place \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406417830231,"sku":"9780875803036","price":37.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875803036.jpg?v=1730495727","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/this-meager-nature-9780875803036","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}