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dc.contributor.editorFranklin, Simon
dc.contributor.editorBowers, Katherine
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-16 00:00:00
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T13:14:44Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T13:14:44Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier641859
dc.identifierOCN: 1023047882en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30830
dc.description.abstract"From the mid-sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century Russia was transformed from a moderate-sized, land-locked principality into the largest empire on earth. How did systems of information and communication shape and reflect this extraordinary change? Information and Mechanisms of Communication in Russia, 1600-1850 brings together a range of contributions to shed some light on this complex question. Communication networks such as the postal service and the gathering and circulation of news are examined alongside the growth of a bureaucratic apparatus that informed the government about its country and its people. The inscription of space is considered from the point of view of mapping and the changing public ‘graphosphere’ of signs and monuments. More than a series of institutional histories, this book is concerned with the way Russia discovered itself, envisioned itself and represented itself to its people. Innovative and scholarly, this collection breaks new ground in its approach to communication and information as a field of study in Russia. More broadly, it is an accessible contribution to pre-modern information studies, taking as its basis a country whose history often serves to challenge habitual Western models of development. It is important reading not only for specialists in Russian Studies, but also for students and non-Russianists who are interested in the history of information and communications."
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural historyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studiesen_US
dc.subject.othernews circulation
dc.subject.otherpostal service
dc.subject.otherrussian empire
dc.subject.othermaps and atlases
dc.subject.otherhistory of communication
dc.subject.otherinformation
dc.subject.othersigns and monuments
dc.subject.othercommunication
dc.subject.otherApothecary
dc.subject.otherGrand Duchy of Moscow
dc.subject.otherMoscow
dc.subject.otherSaint Petersburg
dc.titleInformation and Empire
dc.title.alternativeMechanisms of Communication in Russia, 1600-1854
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.11647/OBP.0122
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy23117811-c361-47b4-8b76-2c9b160c9a8b
oapen.relation.isbn9781783743735
oapen.collectionScholarLed
oapen.pages444
oapen.remark.publicRelevant Wikipedia pages: Apothecary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apothecary; Grand Duchy of Moscow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Moscow; Moscow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow; Russia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia; Saint Petersburg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg
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