TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dukes,Paul
TI  - A history of the Urals: Russia's crucible from early empire to the post-Soviet era 
SN  - 9781472573780
AV  - DK511.U7 D85 2015
U1  - 947/.43 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - London
PB  - Bloomsbury Academic
KW  - Mines and mineral resources
KW  - Russia (Federation)
KW  - Ural Mountains
KW  - History
KW  - fast
KW  - Hüttenindustrie
KW  - gnd
KW  - Gruvor
KW  - historia
KW  - sao
KW  - Ural Mountains (Russia)
KW  - Ural Mountains Region (Russia)
KW  - Ural Mountains Region
KW  - Ural
KW  - Ryssland
KW  - Uralregionen
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and index; Introduction: Approaches to the Urals -- The making of the Russian Empire, 1552-1725 -- Tsarist modernization, 1725-1825 -- Reaction and reform, 1825-1894 -- From tsarist to Soviet Russia, 1894-1921 -- Soviet modernization and the Great Patriotic War, 1921-1945 -- Reconstruction and the Cold War, 1945-1964 -- Stagnation and collapse, 1964-1991 -- The new Russia, 1991-2012 -- Afterword
N2  - The Urals are best known as the boundary between Europe and Asia. A History of the Urals demonstrates the region's importance in its own right, as a crucible of Russia's defence industry in particular. In the first English-language book to explore the subject fully, Paul Dukes examines the region's contribution to the power of the state in Tsarist, Soviet and post-Soviet times, offering a refreshing antidote to Moscow-centric interpretations of Russian history. The book contextualizes more recent periods with chapters on the earlier years of the Urals and covers the key environmental as well as economic, political and cultural themes. The book contains illustrations and maps, plus lists of books and websites, as aids to further research and understanding of the subject. A History of the Urals is an important book that provides new and valuable insights for all students of Russian history. -- from back cover
ER  -