By Honor Bound : State and Society in Early Modern Russia /

"In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Russians from all ranks of society were bound together by a culture of honor. In this book, one of the foremost scholars of early modern Russia explores the intricate and highly stylized codes that made up this culture. Drawing on a rich array of arc...

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Main Author: Kollmann, Nancy Shields, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary:"In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Russians from all ranks of society were bound together by a culture of honor. In this book, one of the foremost scholars of early modern Russia explores the intricate and highly stylized codes that made up this culture. Drawing on a rich array of archival and published sources, Nancy Shields Kollmann describes how these codes were manipulated to construct identity and enforce social norms - and also to defend against insults, to pursue vendettas, and generally to unsettle communities. She offers compelling evidence for a new view of the relationship of state and society in the Russian empire, and her richly comparative approach enhances knowledge of statebuilding in premodern Europe."--
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781501706950
Access:Open Access