An Obsession with History: Russian Writers Confront the Past Tapa dura - 1994

Stanford University Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Hardback. 1994. viii, 276pp Stanford University Press, Cal., 1994. Very good copy in very good dust jacket. .

Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with stamps, marks, and a card pocket indicating such. About fine condition except for the library markings. 276 pages with Notes, Works Cited, and Index. From the dust jacket: "Russians have frequently seemed transfixed by the idea of the singularity of their own history and by the relationship of that history to the history of the outside world. In particular, three notions stand out, related to each other to be sure, but by no means unproblematically so. First of all, there is the conviction of absolute difference; Russians insist, even in the face of evidence to the contrary - that their nation's past is unlike that of any other country. Second is the belief that Russia will somehow be able to overcome history, to jump out of time as it were, and thereby escape the strong allure of her history. And third is the frequent assertion that although all may not be well with her in… Leer más

Stanford University Press, 1994,. hbk 276pp ISBN: 0804722463 dj sl shelf worn now in protective sleeve text is excellent as new