Voluntary Associations in Tsarist Russia : Science, Patriotism, and Civil Society.
Bradley, Joseph.
Voluntary Associations in Tsarist Russia : Science, Patriotism, and Civil Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (385 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Illustrations -- Introduction: Russian Associations -- 1. European Societies and the State: Russia in Comparative Perspective -- 2. The Application of Science: The Free Economic Society and the Moscow Agricultural Society -- 3. The Quest for National Identity: The Russian Geographical Society -- 4. Patriotism and Useful Knowledge: The Society of Friends of Natural History -- 5. Government and the Public Trust: The Russian Technical Society and Education for Industry -- 6. Advocacy in the Public Sphere: Scientific Congresses -- Conclusion: An Unstable Partnership -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index.
On the eve of World War I, Russia, not known as a nation of joiners, had thousands of voluntary associations. Joseph Bradley examines the crucial role of voluntary associations in the development of civil society in Russia from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century.
9780674053601
Associations, institutions, etc.-Russia-History.
Civil society-Russia-History.
Electronic books.
HS71
369.0947/09034
Voluntary Associations in Tsarist Russia : Science, Patriotism, and Civil Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (385 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Illustrations -- Introduction: Russian Associations -- 1. European Societies and the State: Russia in Comparative Perspective -- 2. The Application of Science: The Free Economic Society and the Moscow Agricultural Society -- 3. The Quest for National Identity: The Russian Geographical Society -- 4. Patriotism and Useful Knowledge: The Society of Friends of Natural History -- 5. Government and the Public Trust: The Russian Technical Society and Education for Industry -- 6. Advocacy in the Public Sphere: Scientific Congresses -- Conclusion: An Unstable Partnership -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index.
On the eve of World War I, Russia, not known as a nation of joiners, had thousands of voluntary associations. Joseph Bradley examines the crucial role of voluntary associations in the development of civil society in Russia from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century.
9780674053601
Associations, institutions, etc.-Russia-History.
Civil society-Russia-History.
Electronic books.
HS71
369.0947/09034