Lord and Peasant in Russia from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century is a political-social-economic history of Russia written by historian Jerome Blum and published by Princeton University Press in 1961. The work covers the period from Varangian origins, to the end of serfdom in the 19th century.
Lord and Peasant in Russia from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century
As the title indicates, the work in centered on the evolving relationships between landowners and peasants and how that relationship impacted the political world and economic conditions inside Russia. The author explores how the growing power of towns and trade, a dispersed population, and poor transportation and communications networks influenced this fundamental social relationship underlying Russian society.[1][2] In the introduction to the work, the author describes their intention to,
"trace the history of the lords and peasants, and of the relationships between them" through a period of one thousand years, "against the background of Russian political and economic evolution, " to produce "a study in the history of human freedom" and to "contribute ultimately to an understanding of the history of freedom in the European world"[a][3]
The work begins with a brief introduction about the physical geography of Russia and the nature of serfdom. From here the author works chronologically through its period,[4] with short sections on the Kievan and Mongol eras, followed by a longer section on the 16th and 17th centuries and the establishment of serfdom. The final 150 years of serfdom make up the longest section and almost half the book.[2][1]
Academic reception
Lord and Peasant in Russia has been widely reviewed within the academic community and has become a part of the reading curriculum at several universities.[5]
Reviews
Anderson, M. S. (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". The Economic History Review. 15 (1): 180–181. doi:10.2307/2593312.
De Maddalena, Aldo (1964). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia. 23 (7/8): 616–616.
Dewey, Horace W. (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". Speculum. 37 (3): 409–411. doi:10.2307/2852366.
Dunbar, Robert G. (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". Agricultural History. 36 (2): 110–111.
Eowmianski, Henryk (1963). "The Russian Peasantry". Past & Present (26): 102–109.
Gerschenkron, Alexander (1964). ""Lord and Peasant in Russia from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century"". The Journal of Economic History. 24 (1): 53–59.
Jablonowski, Horst (1964). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas. 12 (3): 429–431.
Kahan, Arcadius (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". Journal of Political Economy. 70 (5): 507–508.
Mazour, Anatole G. (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". The American Historical Review. 67 (4): 1037–1038.
McNally, Raymond T. (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". The Catholic Historical Review. 48 (3): 417–418.
Raeff, Marc (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". Political Science Quarterly. 77 (2): 307–310. doi:10.2307/2145897.
Riasanovsky, Nicholas V. (1963). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century by Jerome Blum (review)". The Canadian Historical Review. 44 (1): 71–72. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
Sinzheimer, G. P. G. (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". The Historian. 24 (4): 514–515.
Smith, R. E. F. (1963). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". The Agricultural History Review. 11 (1): 52–53.
Tompkins, Stuart R. (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 343: 154–155.
Szeftel, Marc (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". Slavic Review. 21 (3): 527–529.
Timasheff, N. S. (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". Social Research. 29 (2): 246–248.
Quotes
M. S. Anderson of the London School of Economic wrote in their review, whatever faults the book may contain, "this is a solid and extremely useful piece of work. It will remain for many years a mine of information for students and an essential tool for teachers."[2]
Alexander Gerschenkron of Harvard University writes in the Journal of Economic History"To say it at once, Jerome Blum's new book of this title is a most impressive piece of work.' Here is the history of one thousand years of Russian agrarian relations, presented with a knowledge of the subject and a lucidity in the narration that will make this book a standard work in the field for many years to come."[6]
About the author
Jerome Blum was an American historian and professor at Princeton University; Blum was chairman of the Department of History at Princeton from 1961–1967, and was named Henry Charles Lea Professor of History in 1966. Their scholarship centers on Agricultural history in central and eastern Europe. They received their Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1947.[7] He was a member of the American Philosophical Society, which published a memorial to him in their proceedings.[8] In addition to Lord and Peasant in Russia, Blum is the author of several books, including:
Noble Landowners and Agriculture in Austria: 1815–1848, (1948).
The Emergence of the European World, (1966).
The European World since 1815: Triumph and Transition, (1970).
The End of the Old Order in Rural Europe, (1978).
Our Forgotten Past: Seven Centuries of Life on the Land, (1982).
In the Beginning: The Advent of the Modern Age: Europe in the 1840s, (1994).
^ abcAnderson, M. S. (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". The Economic History Review. 15 (1): 180–181. doi:10.2307/2593312.
^Backus, Oswald P. (1963). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". The Slavic and East European Journal. 7 (2): 220–221. doi:10.2307/304638.
^Kahan, Arcadius (1962). "Book Review: Lord and Peasant in Russia by J. Blum". Journal of Political Economy. 70 (5): 507–508.
^Gerschenkron, Alexander (1964). ""Lord and Peasant in Russia from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century"". The Journal of Economic History. 24 (1): 53–59.
^"Jerome Blum Is Dead; Ex-Historian Was 80". The New York Times. 11 May 1993. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^Gillispie, Charles C. (1994). "Jerome Blum (27 April 1913-7 May 1993)". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 138 (3): 409–412. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
External links
Book website, Princeton University Press.
April 24, 2023
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Lord and Peasant in Russia from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century is a political social economic history of Russia written by historian Jerome Blum and published by Princeton University Press in 1961 The work covers the period from Varangian origins to the end of serfdom in the 19th century Lord and Peasant in Russia from the Ninth to the Nineteenth CenturyBook coverAuthorJerome BlumCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSubjectRussian HistoryGenreNon fiction HistoryPublished1961PublisherPrinceton University PressMedia typeHardcover Paperback Kindle eBook AudiobookPages688WebsiteBook website Princeton University Press Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Academic reception 3 About the author 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis EditAs the title indicates the work in centered on the evolving relationships between landowners and peasants and how that relationship impacted the political world and economic conditions inside Russia The author explores how the growing power of towns and trade a dispersed population and poor transportation and communications networks influenced this fundamental social relationship underlying Russian society 1 2 In the introduction to the work the author describes their intention to trace the history of the lords and peasants and of the relationships between them through a period of one thousand years against the background of Russian political and economic evolution to produce a study in the history of human freedom and to contribute ultimately to an understanding of the history of freedom in the European world a 3 The work begins with a brief introduction about the physical geography of Russia and the nature of serfdom From here the author works chronologically through its period 4 with short sections on the Kievan and Mongol eras followed by a longer section on the 16th and 17th centuries and the establishment of serfdom The final 150 years of serfdom make up the longest section and almost half the book 2 1 Academic reception EditLord and Peasant in Russia has been widely reviewed within the academic community and has become a part of the reading curriculum at several universities 5 Reviews Anderson M S 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The Economic History Review 15 1 180 181 doi 10 2307 2593312 Backus Oswald P 1963 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The Slavic and East European Journal 7 2 220 221 doi 10 2307 304638 Crisp Olga 1963 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The Slavonic and East European Review 41 97 559 561 De Maddalena Aldo 1964 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia 23 7 8 616 616 Dewey Horace W 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum Speculum 37 3 409 411 doi 10 2307 2852366 Dunbar Robert G 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum Agricultural History 36 2 110 111 Eowmianski Henryk 1963 The Russian Peasantry Past amp Present 26 102 109 Gerschenkron Alexander 1964 Lord and Peasant in Russia from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century The Journal of Economic History 24 1 53 59 Jablonowski Horst 1964 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum Jahrbucher fur Geschichte Osteuropas 12 3 429 431 Kahan Arcadius 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum Journal of Political Economy 70 5 507 508 Mazour Anatole G 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The American Historical Review 67 4 1037 1038 McNally Raymond T 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The Catholic Historical Review 48 3 417 418 Raeff Marc 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum Political Science Quarterly 77 2 307 310 doi 10 2307 2145897 Riasanovsky Nicholas V 1963 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century by Jerome Blum review The Canadian Historical Review 44 1 71 72 Retrieved 16 January 2021 Sinzheimer G P G 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The Historian 24 4 514 515 Smith R E F 1963 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The Agricultural History Review 11 1 52 53 Tompkins Stuart R 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 343 154 155 Szeftel Marc 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum Slavic Review 21 3 527 529 Timasheff N S 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum Social Research 29 2 246 248 Quotes M S Anderson of the London School of Economic wrote in their review whatever faults the book may contain this is a solid and extremely useful piece of work It will remain for many years a mine of information for students and an essential tool for teachers 2 Alexander Gerschenkron of Harvard University writes in the Journal of Economic History To say it at once Jerome Blum s new book of this title is a most impressive piece of work Here is the history of one thousand years of Russian agrarian relations presented with a knowledge of the subject and a lucidity in the narration that will make this book a standard work in the field for many years to come 6 About the author EditJerome Blum was an American historian and professor at Princeton University Blum was chairman of the Department of History at Princeton from 1961 1967 and was named Henry Charles Lea Professor of History in 1966 Their scholarship centers on Agricultural history in central and eastern Europe They received their Ph D from Johns Hopkins University in 1947 7 He was a member of the American Philosophical Society which published a memorial to him in their proceedings 8 In addition to Lord and Peasant in Russia Blum is the author of several books including Noble Landowners and Agriculture in Austria 1815 1848 1948 The Emergence of the European World 1966 The European World since 1815 Triumph and Transition 1970 The End of the Old Order in Rural Europe 1978 Our Forgotten Past Seven Centuries of Life on the Land 1982 In the Beginning The Advent of the Modern Age Europe in the 1840s 1994 See also EditSerfdom in Russia Emancipation reform of 1861References EditNotes Quoted sections from reference are from Lord and Peasant in Russia Introduction pp 3 5 hardcover Citations a b Crisp Olga 1963 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The Slavonic and East European Review 41 97 559 561 a b c Anderson M S 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The Economic History Review 15 1 180 181 doi 10 2307 2593312 Backus Oswald P 1963 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum The Slavic and East European Journal 7 2 220 221 doi 10 2307 304638 Kahan Arcadius 1962 Book Review Lord and Peasant in Russia by J Blum Journal of Political Economy 70 5 507 508 David Blackbourn Course Syllabi PDF Harvard University Retrieved 15 January 2021 Gerschenkron Alexander 1964 Lord and Peasant in Russia from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century The Journal of Economic History 24 1 53 59 Jerome Blum Is Dead Ex Historian Was 80 The New York Times 11 May 1993 Retrieved 16 January 2021 Gillispie Charles C 1994 Jerome Blum 27 April 1913 7 May 1993 Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 138 3 409 412 Retrieved 16 January 2021 External links EditBook website Princeton University Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lord and Peasant in Russia amp oldid 1127240892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
