A People Born to Slavery

by Marshall T. Poe and Marshall T. Poe

Book Overview

Many Americans and Europeans have for centuries viewed Russia as a despotic country in which people are inclined to accept suffering and oppression. What are the origins of this stereotype of Russia as a society fundamentally apart from nations in the West, and how accurate is it?

In the first book devoted to answering these questions, Marshall T. Poe traces the roots of today's perception of Russia and its people to the eyewitness descriptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801437989
• ISBN13: 9780801437984
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher