Beginnings of Russian Industrialization, 1800-1860 / / William L. Blackwell.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Blackwell, William L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1968
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2114
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (496 p.)

Since Russian tradition and institutions resemble those of Asia and Africa as much if not more than the patterns of Western societies, the pre-1917 industrial history of Russia, as the last part of the tsarist regime, provides one of the most important examples of early industrialization in world history. In this broad, ambitious reconstruction of the early stages of Russia's industrial development-English-Professor Blackwell shows that the period from 1800 to 1860 was one of necessary preparation for the rapid industrialization of the later 19th century. The book is based upon a wide variety of primary and secondary sources in the Russian language.Originally published in 1968.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Industrial Russia Before 1860 -- 1. Russian Industry and Technology Prior to 1800 -- 2. Russian Industries in the Early Nineteenth Century -- 3. Toward a Business Economy -- 4. Cities and Urban Society -- Part II. The State and Industrial Development -- 5. The Industrialization Debate -- 6. The Administration of Industrial Development -- 7. State Industrial Policy and War -- Part III. Private Industrial Enterprise -- 8. Social Origins of the Industrial Entrepreneur -- 9. Religious Origins of the Industrial Entrepreneur -- 10. The Foreign Entrepreneur -- Part IV. Transportation -- 11. From Rivers to Rails -- 12. The Building of the St. Petersburg-Moscow Railroad -- 13. Locomotive Development, Operational Problems, and Railroad Planning, 1840-1860 -- Part V. Technology -- 14. The Dissemination and Advance of Technical Knowledge -- 15. Technical Education and Research -- 16. The Application of Technology -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Appendices, Bibliography, and Index -- Appendix 1. The Imperial Budget of 1825 -- Appendix 2. Part 1: Russian Industry in the Eighteenth Century -- Part 2: Russian Industry in the Early Nineteenth Century -- Part 3: Population and Social Structure in the Early Nineteenth Century -- Part 4: Foreign and Domestic Trade in the Early Nineteenth Century -- Part 5: Education in the Early Nineteenth Century -- Bibliography -- Index