{"product_id":"catherine-the-great-a-short-history-9780300097221","title":"Catherine the Great: A Short History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Isabel de Madariaga\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most informative, balanced, and up-to-date short study of Catherine the Great and her reign, written by an eminent scholar of Russian history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Not just another biography of Catherine but 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 her reign.\"--Anthony Cross, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition includes a new preface dealing with recently discovered sources and revised interpretations of the period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for the earlier edition: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Modern History\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614214209687,"sku":"9780300097221","price":1758.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780300097221.webp?v=1775091875","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/catherine-the-great-a-short-history-9780300097221","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}