{"product_id":"imperial-apocalypse-the-great-war-and-the-destruction-of-the-russian-empire-9780198745686","title":"Imperial Apocalypse: The Great War and the Destruction of the Russian Empire","description":"\u003cem\u003eImperial Apocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e describes the collapse of the Russian Empire during World War One. Drawing material from nine different archives and hundreds of published sources, this study ties together state failure, military violence, and decolonization in a single story. Joshua Sanborn excavates the individual lives of soldiers, doctors, nurses, politicians, and civilians caught up in the global conflict along the way, creating a narrative that is both humane and conceptually rich. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume opens by laying out the theoretical relationship between state failure, social collapse, and decolonization, and then moves chronologically from the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 through the fierce battles and massive human dislocations of 1914-16 to the final collapse of the empire in the midst of revolution in 1917-18. \u003cem\u003eImperial Apocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e is the first major study which treats the demise of the Russian Empire as part of the twentieth-century phenomenon of modern decolonization, and provides a readable account of military activity and political change throughout this turbulent period of war and revolution. Sanborn argues that the sudden rise of groups seeking national self-determination in the borderlands of the empire was the consequence of state failure, not its cause. At the same time, he shows how the destruction of state institutions and the spread of violence from the front to the rear led to a collapse of traditional social bonds and the emergence of a new, more dangerous, \u003cbr\u003eand more militant political atmosphere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua A. Sanborn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198745686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoshua A. Sanborn\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History at Lafayette College. He is the author of two previous books: \u003cem\u003eDrafting the Russian Nation: Military Conscription, Total War, and Mass Politics, 1905-1925\u003c\/em\u003e and, with co-author Annette Timm, \u003cem\u003eGender, Sex, and the Shaping of Modern Europe: A History from the French Revolution to the Present Day\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40876042551411,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":66.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f3e08605-7c91-4250-8982-8bda2bbef08c.jpg?v=1688824872","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/imperial-apocalypse-the-great-war-and-the-destruction-of-the-russian-empire-9780198745686","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}