Peter the Great (Men in office) - 6 Angebote vergleichen

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Owl & Company Bookshop (Calvello Books) [5297], Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
Octavo in black DJ; 207 p, [8] leaves of b&w plates; 23 cm. Several faint scratches to DJ, few spots to rear pastedown, else fine in near fine DJ. Russia -- Kings and rulers; Government -- Biography. || Peter the great (9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725) ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother. In numerous successful wars he expanded the Tsardom into a huge empire that became a major European power. According to historian James Cracraft, he led a cultural revolution that replaced the traditionalist and medieval social and political system with a modern, scientific, Europe-oriented, and rationalist system. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated).

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Glossy laminated colour subject portrait,photographic upper wrap,publisher's colophon to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges,a tiny closed tear to upper board's bottom,right corner.Top edge lightly dust-soiled+lightly spotted,fore-edge bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean. Clean maroon paper-covered boards with publisher's gilt colophon to upper board and bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip with plain white endpapers with minimal foxing.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 10-207pp includes half-title+title pages,contents list,a preface,8 chapters,44 b/w contemporary illus between pp80-81,2 b/w maps genealogical table+maps,a chronology,notes to text,bibliography and an index. Peter the Great seems to exemplify the completely autocratic ruler who,like certain Roman emperors,could in principle do exactly what he pleased with his inherited country.Yet he was subject to pressures of many kinds - social,political,economic,and even temperamental - which helped to shape his attitudes and to direct his actions.Though Peter is often made out to resemble a brilliant comet in European history,Professor Anderson is able to show that many innovations in the governing of Russia had begun before his time,and argues that Peter is best understood in the perspective of Russian history as a whole.This is the first English-language biography of Peter by an author in command of the great abundance of Russian materials,and it provides a thorough investigation into the domestic affairs of the country as well as a personal portrait of a highly gifted and enigmatic man.Peter's contributions to Russia's development are analysed in detail:his determination to westernize the country,to furnish it with the means of self-defence,to liberalize its religious and educational institutions,to give it a voice in international affairs,to create a new capital city of remarkable splendour.Professor Anderson also concentrates on another side of Peter's personality: the coarseness of his own behaviour,his frequent cruelty,his total lack of familial sentimentality.In assessing these two contradictory aspects of Peter the Great,the author shows his deep understanding of the problems which beset Russia at the dawn of the eighteenth century,and his unrivalled familiarity with the period. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct,insured shipping P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Eastleach Books, [13174453].
Biography of the Russian leader Peter the Great [ 1672 - 1725 ] and his contribution to the development of Russia. 1st edition., Imitation cloth, dj, F/VG+. 207pp, 16pp b/w plates showing 44 images, index, a fine copy in a price clipped otherwise fine dustjacket.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Anybook Ltd. [312675], Lincoln, LIN, United Kingdom.
With 44 illustrations.This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In good all round condition. No dust jacket.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Leura Books [787907], Bowral, NSW, Australia.
Size: Dust Jacket Protected with New Plastic Covering, 207 pages. With 44 illustrations and 2 maps. Maps drawn by Bryan Woodfield. Foxing to endpapers.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Sequitur Books [53436069], Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Clean, unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Hardcover and dust jacket. Ships daily.