Face to the village : the Riazan countryside under Soviet rule, 1921-1930.
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| Author / Creator: | McDonald, Tracy, 1966- |
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| Imprint: | Toronto ; Buffalo [N.Y.] : University of Toronto Press, c2011. |
| Description: | xvi, 422 p. ; 24 in. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8403358 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations and Maps
- Word Choice and Translation
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1. The Battle for Space: What Physical and Virtual Space Reveal about the Countryside
- 1. The Setting
- 2. The Police
- 3. The Courts
- 4. The Rural Soviet
- Part 2. The Battle for Resources: What Non-Violent Crime Reveals about The Countryside
- 5. Taxation: Talking with the Taxman about Subsistence; or, Feeding the Proletarian Cat
- 6. The Forest: Wood, Warmth, and Repair
- Part 3. The Battle for Souls: What Violent Crime Reveals about the Countryside
- 7. Bandit Tales: The Steam of the Still and the Lure of Easy Profit
- 8. Hooliganism: Toward the Cultured Life
- 9. Rough Justice: The Village Disciplines Its Own
- 10. Pitelino
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
