By Honor Bound: State and Society in Early Modern Russia

by Nancy Shields Kollmann

Book Overview

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Russians from all ranks of society were bound together by a culture of honor. Here one of the foremost scholars of early modern Russia explores the intricate and highly stylized codes that made up this culture. Nancy Shields Kollmann describes how these codes were manipulated to construct identity and enforce social norms--and also to defend against insults, to pursue vendettas, and to unsettle communities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501707191
• ISBN13: 9781501707193
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher