Voluntary Associations in Tsarist Russia : Science, Patriotism, and Civil Society.
Title:
Voluntary Associations in Tsarist Russia : Science, Patriotism, and Civil Society.
Author:
Bradley, Joseph.
ISBN:
9780674053601
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (384 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Illustrations -- Introduction: Russian Associations -- 1. European Societies and the State: Russia in Comparative Perspective -- 2. The Application of Science: The Free Economic Society and the Moscow Agricultural Society -- 3. The Quest for National Identity: The Russian Geographical Society -- 4. Patriotism and Useful Knowledge: The Society of Friends of Natural History -- 5. Government and the Public Trust: The Russian Technical Society and Education for Industry -- 6. Advocacy in the Public Sphere: Scientific Congresses -- Conclusion: An Unstable Partnership -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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