Catherine the Great: A Short History - Softcover

De Madariaga, Professor Isabel; De Madariaga, Isabel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300097220 ISBN 13: 9780300097221

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2002

Synopsis

An eminent scholar of Russian history here presents the most informative, balanced, and up-to-date short study of Catherine the Great and her reign. This edition includes a new preface dealing with recently discovered sources and revised interpretations of the period.  

Praise for the earlier edition:

“A panoramic view of Russia’s social, political, economic, and cultural development and of its emergence as a formidable power in the international arena during the thirty-four years of [Catherine’s] reign.”—Anthony Cross, New York Times Book Review

“De Madariaga’s book will be the standard and an essential guide for all students and scholars of Russian and European history of the second half of the eighteenth century.”—Marc Raeff, Journal of Modern History
 

About this title

About the Author:

Isabel de Madariaga is professor emeritus of Slavonic Studies at the University of London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0300097220
• ISBN 13: 9780300097221
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 262