Building on recent revisionist scholarship; this book offers a new account of the last two decades of the life of the seminal eleventh-century Islamic thinker Ab
#1361036 in Books Barbara Alpern Engel Janet Martin 2015-06-01 2015-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.10 x .60 x 9.20l; .0 #File Name: 0199947899176 pagesRussia in World History New Oxford World History
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Review of a great book of Russia history as it relates to international history!!!!!By Carl Deskins;IIIRUSSIA IN WORLD HISTORY met and exceeded my requirements for Russian history!!! It was very informative and well-written!!! It was a pleasure to read and own!!!!!9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. No time for tomes? Read this and you'll better understand Russia. This short book has an amazing amount of information.By lyndonbrechtThis is another volume in a new series from Oxford UP; short reads (this one is 126 pages) that are well written. I think it's a bit less Russia in world history than simply a fine history of Russia. This is really an achievement; a readable history in so short a book on such a large complex place. The histories of Russia I've read in the past tend to be many hundreds of pages. This book would be a good place to start for someone with an interest in Russia but no time for tomes.The several maps are reasonably good; and the few photos and other illustrations are useful for mood. I think the best chapters are Chapter 1; on the formation of Russia; Chapter 2 on the rise of Muscovy and the Mongol yoke; Chapter 4 on the Petrine revolution (that is; Peter the Great); Chapter 6 on reform and revolt (covers 1855-1905); and Chapter 7 which covers the 1905-45 period; particularly the ruthlessness of the communist regime. The last chapter is too brief; but a good summary of how the Soviet Union collapsed and Russia remains
