This book; focusing on the history of religious and political thinking in early modern Russia; demonstrates that Russia’s path toward enlightenment began long before Peter the Great’s opening to the West. Examining a broad range of writings; G. M. Hamburg shows why Russia’s enlightenment constituted a precondition for the explosive emergence of nineteenth-century writers such as Fedor Dostoyevsky and Vladimir Soloviev.
#909913 in Books 2003-08-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x 1.31 x 5.98l; 2.10 #File Name: 0300100922506 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Walking in the footsteps of James Cook as he discovers the South Pacific. :-)By VinitHaving recently visited NZ and being mesmerized by the beauty of the landscapes and the various maori town names I came across my tour; I often wondered about what it would have been like to be the first European to meet a maori on the shores of Aotearoa. So my tour guide recommended me this book. By god is it worth every penny. Anne Salmond explains very eloquently in layman's terms the various interactions between Cook his crew and the various Polynesians he came across in his voyage on board the "Endeavor". She does this without resorting to unecessary anthropological jargon and terms that would only be comprehensible to a graduate student. This book truly takes you back in time and you truly feel as if you're on aboard with Cook and his loyal tahitian guide who he befriended called Tuapia. He was the one who guided cook through the rough south pacific seas and acted as a translator for the europeans. The amount of research done by Anne Salmond truly ought to be appreciated. There are everything from the first hand accounts of tribesman; to the diary of Cook his shipmates; many maps and illustrations drawn at the time; and many Polynesians phrases directly translated into english. If you want to be transported into the South Pacific Islands during the 18th Century. Then this is undoubtedly the book for you.10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Trial of the Cannibal DogBy Mrs. B. S. RitchieHo hum---another Captain Cook book; I thought at first and it was puzzling as to quite why an anthropologist as competent as Anne Salmond would ; besides as a "money spinner"; bother to write yet ANOTHER book on a topic of which there seemed little else to say...a topic which had been so completely "done".HOWEVER...a few pages into "The Trial of the Cannibal Dog"; the answer became very apparent. This book is a masterful synthesis of history and anthropology; quietly; jargonlessly and in flowing prose incorporating all the most recent anthropological theoretical debate as to how "history" is made through subjective social and cultural interaction within historical and cultural structures combined with the latest historical scholarship on the events leading up to the death of Captain Cook in Hawaii. As such; this book is an exceedingly "readable" exposition of the life; times; cultural contexts and social interactive processes which resulted in an iconic "event".0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Long bookBy XmanThe detail of the everyday lives of the voyagers AND the different Islanders; plus their mutual interactions; is truly fantastic.The research that went into this book is unbelievable.IT makes me wish we had a "Capt. Cook" day; for a true explorer; instead of "Columbus" day; honoring someone that robbed; murdered and enslaved thousands.I took off one star due to it's length; possibly unfair on my part; but I wonder if the story could have been told in less than the 430 pages.But I suppose if you're a speed reader this is irrelevant. Overall; great book
