The Russian city between tradition and modernity, 1850-1900 / Daniel R. Brower.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brower, Daniel R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns.

Cities and towns--Russia--History--19th century.

Cities and towns--Soviet Union--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.) : 12 illustrations.

Edition:

Reprint 2019

Place of Publication:

Berkeley ; Los Angeles, California : University of California Press, [1990]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Tables and Chart

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Facade Cities and Fugitive Populations

2. Railroads, Merchants, and Migrant Cities

3. Russian Municipal Reform and Urban Civil Society

4. Sobriety, Squalor, and Schooling in the Migrant City

5. Policing the Riotous City

Conclusion

Appendix: Discriminant Analysis and Migrant Cities

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520337985 (lectronic book)

0520337980

OCLC:

1163877810