Konstantin V. Kustanovich

Russian and American Cultures

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study provides a broad and interdisciplinary examination of Russian culture and Western perceptions of the country. Drawing from psychology, anthropology, law, and literary criticism, the author traces the roots of Russian authoritarianism, collectivism, and nationalism in the country's history of religion, agricultural communes, and serfdom.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 543g
• ISBN-13: 9781498538336
• ISBN-10: 1498538339
• Artikelnr.: 53687884

Autorenporträt

Konstantin V. Kustanovich is professor emeritus of Russian at Vanderbilt University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Religion Chapter 1: Spirituality and Education in Early Medieval
Rus' Chapter 2: Religious Culture in Muscovy: The Fifteenth through
Seventeenth Centuries Chapter 3: St. Petersburg: Development of Secular
Culture Chapter 4: Religion in Russia Today Chapter 5: A Culture Oriented
toward Expression: The Legacy Part II: Russian Collectivism and the Work
Ethic Chapter 6: Historical Origins of the Russian Work Ethic Chapter 7:
Attitudes toward Work through the Eyes of Russian Literature Part III:
Legal Nihilism: The Tradition of Law and Morality in Russia Chapter 8: A
Case Study: Vitaly Kaloyev-A Murderer or a Hero? Chapter 9: Concepts of
Legal Nihilism in the Contemporary Russian Context Chapter 10: Historical
Roots of Russian Legal Nihilism Chapter 11: Law in Contemporary Russia Part
IV: Perceptions and Reactions Chapter 12: Russian Perceptions of America:
Historical Perspective Chapter 13: Individual Characteristics of
Consciousness and Perception of a Foreign Culture Chapter 14: Development
of Individual Consciousness within National Culture Chapter 15: Asymmetry
in Russians' Perception of America and Americans' Perception of Russia