Imperial Rule / / ed. by Alfred J. Rieber, Alexei Miller.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998
• MitwirkendeR: Balfour, Sebastian,; Deringil, Selim,; Janowski, Maciej,; Lieven, Dominic,; Miller, Alexei,; Podbolotov, Sergei,; Rieber, Alfred J.,; Stone, Norman,; Ther, Philipp,; Vinkovetsky, Ilya,; Werth, Paul W.,; Yasar, Murat,
• HerausgeberIn: Miller, Alexei,; Rieber, Alfred J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (218 p.)

Renowned academics compare major features of imperial rule in the 19th century, reflecting a significant shift away from nationalism and toward empires in the studies of state building. The book responds to the current interest in multi-unit formations, such as the European Union and the expanded ou...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Introduction: Imperial Rule
• 1. NATIONALISM AND IMPERIAL RULE
• The Empire and the Nation in the Imagination of Russian Nationalism
• The Russians and the Turks: Imperialism and Nationalism in the Era of Empires
• Imperial instead of National History: Positioning Modern German History on the Map of European Empires
• 2. LEGITIMACY AND IMPERIAL RULE
• Justifying Political Power in 19th Century Europe: The Habsburg Monarchy and Beyond
• Schism Once Removed: Sects, State Authority, and Meanings of Religious Toleration in Imperial Russia
• Redefining Identities in the Late Ottoman Empire: Policies of Conversion and Apostasy
• 3. CORE AND PERIPHERY
• Empire on Europe’s Periphery: Russian and Western Comparisons
• The Spanish Empire and its End: a Comparative View in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Europe
• The Russian-American Company as a Colonial Contractor for the Russian Empire
• The Comparative Ecology of Complex Frontiers
• List of Contributors
• Index