The house of the dead : Siberian exile under the Tsars
by Beer, Daniel.
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BookPublisher: UK : Allen Lane, 2016Description: xx, 487 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781846145377 (hbk.) :; 1846145376 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 957.07 BEESubject(s): Exile (Punishment) -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia -- History -- 19th century | Siberia (Russia) -- History -- 19th century | Russia -- History -- 1801-1917 | History | HistorySummary: From the beginning of the nineteenth century to the Russian Revolution, the tsarist regime exiled more than one million prisoners and their families beyond the Ural Mountains to Siberia. Daniel Beer's new book, The House of the Dead, brings to life both the brutal realities of an inhuman system and the tragic and inspiring fates of those who endured it. This is the vividly told history of common criminals and political radicals, the victims of serfdom and village politics, the wives and children who followed husbands and fathers, and of fugitives and bounty-hunters.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 957.07 BEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002931256X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From the beginning of the nineteenth century to the Russian Revolution, the tsarist regime exiled more than one million prisoners and their families beyond the Ural Mountains to Siberia. Daniel Beer's new book, The House of the Dead, brings to life both the brutal realities of an inhuman system and the tragic and inspiring fates of those who endured it. This is the vividly told history of common criminals and political radicals, the victims of serfdom and village politics, the wives and children who followed husbands and fathers, and of fugitives and bounty-hunters.
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