Imperial apocalypse : the Great War and the destruction of the Russian Empire / Joshua A. Sanborn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanborn, Joshua A., author.

Series:

Greater war

The Greater War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Russia.

World War, 1914-1918.

Russia--History--Nicholas II, 1894-1917.

Russia.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

"The first major study which treats the demise of the Russian Empire as part of the twentieth-century phenomenon of modern decolonization, and provides a readable account of military activity and political change throughout this turbulent period of war and revolution. Sanborn argues that the sudden rise of groups seeking national self-determination in the borderlands of the empire was the consequence of state failure, not its cause. At the same time, he shows how the destruction of state institutions and the spread of violence from the front to the rear led to a collapse of traditional social bonds and the emergence of a new, more dangerous, and more militant political atmosphere."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Outbreak of War and the Transformation of the Borderlands 21

2 The Front Migrates 65

3 Remobilizing the Military: Combat Innovation, POWs, and Forced Labor 109

4 Remobilizing Society: Nurses, Doctors, and Social Control 143

5 Revolution 171

6 Decolonization 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199642052

0199642052

OCLC:

868825291