Essays in Russian social and economic history / Steven L. Hoch ; book design by Ivan Grave.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoch, Steven L., author.

Contributor:

Grave, Ivan Platonovich, 1874-1960, book designer.

Series:

Imperial encounters in Russian history.

Imperial Encounters in Russian History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russia--Social conditions--1801-1917.

Russia.

Russia--Economic conditions--1861-1917.

Russia--History--20th century.

Russia--History--1801-1917.

Soviet Union--Social conditions--20th century.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Economic conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, [Massachusetts] : Academic Studies Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this wide-ranging collection from Professor Steven L. Hoch of Washington State University, various facets of the life of Russia's rural population are examined, from banking crises and infectious diseases to peasant rituals and land reform. In contrast to longstanding interpretations of the Russian peasantry, Hoch's work emphasizes the role of social, epidemiological, and ecological forces in the formation of rural Russian society. Using sources infrequently considered by previous scholars, he assesses the impact of the broad economy on shaping the government polices of emancipation and land reform and the long-term consequences of these policies on peasant material well-being.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

1. Did Russia's Emancipated Serfs Really Pay Too Much for Too Little Land? Statistical Anomalies and Long-Tailed Distributions

2. On Good Numbers and Bad: Malthus, Population Trends, and Peasant Standard of Living in Late Imperial Russia

3. Serfs in Imperial Russia Demographic Insights

4. Serf Diet in Nineteenth-Century Russia

5. Famine, Disease, and Mortality Patterns in the Parish of Borshevka, Russia, 1830-1912

6. The Banking Crisis, Peasant Reform, and Economic Development in Russia, 1857-1861

7. The Tax Censuses and the Decline of the Serf Population in Imperial Russia, 1833-1858 / Hoch, Steven L. / Augustine, Wilson R.

8. Tall Tales: Anthropometric Measures of Well-Being in Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union, 1821-1960

9. Bridewealth, Dowry, and Socioeconomic Differentiation in Rural Russia

10. The Serf Economy, the Peasant Family, and the Social Order

11. The Great Reformers and the World They Did Not Know: Drafting the Emancipation Legislation in Russia, 1858-61

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 15, 2015).

ISBN:

9781618114297

OCLC:

908245653