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The Resource Imperial visions : nationalist imagination and geographical expansion in the Russian Far East, 1840-1865, Mark Bassin, (electronic resource)

Imperial visions : nationalist imagination and geographical expansion in the Russian Far East, 1840-1865, Mark Bassin, (electronic resource)

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Summary
In the middle of the nineteenth century, the Russian empire made a dramatic advance on the Pacific by annexing the vast regions of the Amur and Ussuri rivers. Although this remote realm was a virtual terra incognita for the Russian educated public, the acquisition of an 'Asian Mississippi' attracted great attention nonetheless, even stirring the dreams of Russia's most outstanding visionaries. Within a decade of its acquisition, however, the dreams were gone and the Amur region largely abandoned and forgotten. In an innovative examination of Russia's perceptions of the new territories in the Far East, Mark Bassin sets the Amur enigma squarely in the context of the Zeitgeist in Russia at the time. Imperial Visions demonstrates the fundamental importance of geographical imagination in the mentalité of imperial Russia. This 1999 work offers a truly novel perspective on the complex and ambivalent ideological relationship between Russian nationalism, geographical identity and imperial expansion.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages)
Contents
  • The rediscovery of the Amur
  • 4.
  • The push to the Pacific
  • 5.
  • Dreams of a Siberian Mississippi
  • 6.
  • Civilizing a savage realm
  • 7.
  • Poised on the Manchurian frontier
  • 8.
  • Foreword
  • The Amur and its discontents
  • Nicholas V. Riasanovsky
  • Map of the Russian Far East (c. 1860)
  • 1.
  • Early visions and divinations
  • 2.
  • National identity and world mission
  • 3.
Isbn
9780521391740
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511493638
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Imperial visions : nationalist imagination and geographical expansion in the Russian Far East, 1840-1865
Title
Imperial visions
Title remainder
nationalist imagination and geographical expansion in the Russian Far East, 1840-1865
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Mark Bassin
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
In the middle of the nineteenth century, the Russian empire made a dramatic advance on the Pacific by annexing the vast regions of the Amur and Ussuri rivers. Although this remote realm was a virtual terra incognita for the Russian educated public, the acquisition of an 'Asian Mississippi' attracted great attention nonetheless, even stirring the dreams of Russia's most outstanding visionaries. Within a decade of its acquisition, however, the dreams were gone and the Amur region largely abandoned and forgotten. In an innovative examination of Russia's perceptions of the new territories in the Far East, Mark Bassin sets the Amur enigma squarely in the context of the Zeitgeist in Russia at the time. Imperial Visions demonstrates the fundamental importance of geographical imagination in the mentalité of imperial Russia. This 1999 work offers a truly novel perspective on the complex and ambivalent ideological relationship between Russian nationalism, geographical identity and imperial expansion.--
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Bassin, Mark
Index
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Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
  • Cambridge studies in historical geography
  • Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
Series volume
29
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Amur River Region (China and Russia)
Label
Imperial visions : nationalist imagination and geographical expansion in the Russian Far East, 1840-1865, Mark Bassin, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511493638
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Publication
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online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The rediscovery of the Amur
  • 4.
  • The push to the Pacific
  • 5.
  • Dreams of a Siberian Mississippi
  • 6.
  • Civilizing a savage realm
  • 7.
  • Poised on the Manchurian frontier
  • 8.
  • Foreword
  • The Amur and its discontents
  • Nicholas V. Riasanovsky
  • Map of the Russian Far East (c. 1860)
  • 1.
  • Early visions and divinations
  • 2.
  • National identity and world mission
  • 3.
Control code
CR9780511493638
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780521391740
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)48138655
Label
Imperial visions : nationalist imagination and geographical expansion in the Russian Far East, 1840-1865, Mark Bassin, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511493638
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The rediscovery of the Amur
  • 4.
  • The push to the Pacific
  • 5.
  • Dreams of a Siberian Mississippi
  • 6.
  • Civilizing a savage realm
  • 7.
  • Poised on the Manchurian frontier
  • 8.
  • Foreword
  • The Amur and its discontents
  • Nicholas V. Riasanovsky
  • Map of the Russian Far East (c. 1860)
  • 1.
  • Early visions and divinations
  • 2.
  • National identity and world mission
  • 3.
Control code
CR9780511493638
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780521391740
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)48138655

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