{"product_id":"imperial-visions-nationalist-imagination-and-geographical-expansion-in-the-russian-far-east-1840-1865-paperback-9780521026741","title":"Imperial Visions; Nationalist Imagination and Geographical Expansion in the Russian Far East, 1840–1865 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521026741","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImperial Visions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNationalist Imagination and Geographical Expansion in the Russian Far East, 1840–1865\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn intellectual\/historiographical examination of the fundamental importance of geographical imagination in the mentalité of imperial Russia, first published in 1999.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Bassin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521026741, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15 x 2.2 cm, 0.531 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a solid work of scholarship … a detailed study for the specialist reader, and a definitive work on a generally neglected aspect of nineteenth-century empire-building which may prove one day to be of great geopolitical importance.' Asian Affairs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the middle of the nineteenth century, the Russian empire made a dramatic advance on the Pacific by annexing the vast regions of the Amur and Ussuri rivers. Although this remote realm was a virtual terra incognita for the Russian educated public, the acquisition of an 'Asian Mississippi' attracted great attention nonetheless, even stirring the dreams of Russia's most outstanding visionaries. Within a decade of its acquisition, however, the dreams were gone and the Amur region largely abandoned and forgotten. In an innovative examination of Russia's perceptions of the new territories in the Far East, Mark Bassin sets the Amur enigma squarely in the context of the Zeitgeist in Russia at the time. Imperial Visions demonstrates the fundamental importance of geographical imagination in the mentalité of imperial Russia. This 1999 work offers a truly novel perspective on the complex and ambivalent ideological relationship between Russian nationalism, geographical identity and imperial expansion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword Nicholas V. Riasanovsky\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Map of the Russian Far East (c.1860)\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. Early visions and divinations\u003cbr\u003e 2. National identity and world mission\u003cbr\u003e 3. The rediscovery of the Amur\u003cbr\u003e 4. The push to the Pacific\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 5. Dreams of a Siberian Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e 6. Civilizing a savage realm\u003cbr\u003e 7. Poised on the Manchurian frontier\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Amur and its discontents\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978403864856,"sku":"9780521026741","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521026741i_00109d74-cc55-401b-861b-e17878f35ff1.jpg?v=1694964713","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/imperial-visions-nationalist-imagination-and-geographical-expansion-in-the-russian-far-east-1840-1865-paperback-9780521026741","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}