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Overview.. . will challenge (and should transform) existing interpretations of late Imperial Russian governance, peasant studies, and Russian legal history. Cathy A. Frierson.. . a major contribution to our understanding both of the dynamic of change within the peasantry and of legal development in late Imperial Russia. William G. WagnerRussian Peasants Go to Court brings into focus the legal practice of Russian peasants in the township courts of the Russian empire from 1905 through 1917. Contrary to prevailing conceptions of peasants as backward, drunken, and ignorant, and as mistrustful of the state, Jane Burbank s study of court records reveals engaged rural citizens who valued order in their communities and made use of state courts to seek justice and to enforce and protect order. Through narrative studies of individual cases and statistical analysis of a large body of court records, Burbank demonstrates that Russian peasants made effective use of legal opportunities to settle disputes over economic resources, to assert personal dignity, and to address the bane of small crimes in their communities. The text is enhanced by contemporary photographs and lively accounts of individual court cases. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Associate Professor of History Jane Burbank (New York University, University of Michigan University of Michigan University of Michigan the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Michigan)Publisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press ISBN: 9781282072251ISBN 10: 1282072250 Pages: 374 Publication Date: 01 January 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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