Liberal Ideas in Tsarist Russia From Catherine the Great to the Russian Revolution
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Vanessa Rampton is a Branco Weiss Fellow in the Institute for Health and Social Policy and Department of Philosophy at McGill University, Montréal. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich's Chair for Practical Philosophy. Trained as a historian of ideas, she has a long-standing interest in how empirical examples can challenge commonly held assumptions about ideologies.'Historian of ideas Rampton (McGill Univ.) has written a book that provides a surprisingly clear and cogent introduction to liberal ideas and writing in the final third of the Romanov dynasty.' J. C. Sandstrom, Choice
'… the book contains much fascinating detail that tells us a great deal about intellectual culture in turn-of-the-century Russia, and as such, I would consider the book to be a … rewarding read.' Stefan Kirmse, H-Soz-Kult
'Rampton's book presents a valuable contribution to Russian intellectual history. Her emphasis on inherent tensions and contradictions within the liberal tradition offers a new conceptual approach to analyzing the boundaries between various ideologies in Russia. One may hope that the important issue raised in the book - the existence of chauvinistic elements within Russian liberal thought - will receive more attention from intellectual historians.' Julia Berest, Canadian-American Slavic Studies
'To claim that Liberal Ideas in Tsarist Russia is meticulously researched would be to understate the impressive wealth of material that Rampton draws from to explain the rise and demise of liberalism in Russia. She cites a mix of primary and secondary sources, including works written not only in English and Russian, but also French-, German-, and even Italian-language books and articles. Hers is a work of comparative intellectual history in the truest sense.' Matthew Slaboch, Global Intellectual History
'The comparative and transnational perspective outlining the translation of Western liberal ideas into the Russian context, as well as the unique paths of Russian liberalism, makes this book unique.' Taro Tsurumi, H-Nationalism
'A compact, inviting, and accessible study.' Randall A. Poole, Northwestern University Studies in Russian Philosophy, Literature, and Religious Thought
'As the author concludes, liberalism in different countries has many common features, although within the liberal community itself there was no single, consolidated opinion on the fundamental concepts of freedom, forms of government, and even revolution.' Yu.V. Dunaeva, Sotsial'nye i gumanitarnye nauki
'As Rampton shows, [Russian liberals'] earnest and anguished grappling with the acute dilemmas of the early 20th century resonate to this day in the pursuit of liberal politics in Russia and around the globe.' Daniel Beer, Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History
'A well-researched book that presents a previously little-known topic on the place of Russian liberals in the broader transnational context of liberalism.' Aleksandr Korobeinikov, Canadian Slavonic Papers
'Rampton offers an excellent discussion of the socio-political and intellectual context that influenced the Russian engagement with liberal ideas.' Julia Berest, Canadian-American Slavic Studies
'Rampton's monograph successfully combines historical and intellectual contextualization, an account of the introduction of liberal ideas into late imperial Russia, close analysis of various Russian liberal thinkers, and thoughtful discussion of recurrent liberal dilemmas.' Derek Offord, American Historical Review
'Rampton's refusal to define liberalism in terms of core values or specific institutional preferences is a major strength of her work.' Paul Robinson, Russian Review