Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 374 pages) : charts, facsimiles, illustrations, maps |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-353) and index. |
Contents |
The peasant question and the law -- A litigious person and her possibilities -- A day at court -- All sorts of suits and disputes -- Small crime and punishment -- Peasant jurisprudence -- Legal recourse in a time of troubles -- A different justice? |
Summary |
A study of the legal culture of Russian peasants in the closing years of the Russian Empire Russian Peasants. Jane Burbank's study of court records reveals engaged rural citizens who valued order in their communities and made use of state courts to seek justice and to enforce and protect order. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Justice, Administration of -- Russia -- History -- 20th century.
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Justice, Administration of. |
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Russia. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Peasants -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Russia -- History -- 20th century.
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Peasants -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Peasants. |
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Customary law -- Russia -- History -- 20th century.
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Customary law. |
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Russia (Federation) -- Rural conditions.
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Russia (Federation) |
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Rural conditions. |
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Russia -- Rural conditions. |
Chronological Term |
1801-1999 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Burbank, Jane. Russian peasants go to court. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2004 0253344263 (DLC) 2004002133 (OCoLC)54350071 |
ISBN |
0253110297 |
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9780253110299 |
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9780253344267 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0253344263 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1282072250 |
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9781282072251 |
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0253344263 |
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