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10%OFFDaniel Rancour-Laferriere - The Slave Soul of Russia: Moral Masochism and the Cult of Suffering - 9780814774823 - V9780814774823
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The Slave Soul of Russia: Moral Masochism and the Cult of Suffering

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Description for The Slave Soul of Russia: Moral Masochism and the Cult of Suffering Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.

Why, asks Daniel Rancour-Laferriere in this controversial book, has Russia been a country of suffering? Russian history, religion, folklore, and literature are rife with suffering. The plight of Anna Karenina, the submissiveness of serfs in the 16th and 17th centuries, ancient religious tracts emphasizing humility as the mother of virtues, the trauma of the Bolshevik revolution, the current economic upheavals wracking the country-- these are only a few of the symptoms of what The Slave Soul of Russia identifies as a veritable cult of suffering that has been centuries in the making.
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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814774823
SKU
V9780814774823
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About Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
Daniel Rancour-Laferriere is Professor of Russian at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of many books, including The Slave Soul of Russia and Self-Analysis in Literary Study, both available from NYU Press.

Reviews for The Slave Soul of Russia: Moral Masochism and the Cult of Suffering
A provocative exploration of moral masochism as an undercurrent in the tragic history of the Russian people. Rancour-Laferriere's study should be read by all those interested in the nature of Russian nationalism and the myths surrounding Russian national character.
Joanna Hubbs,author of Mother Russia: The Feminine Myth in Russian Culture A vast, provocative study . . . psychologically illuminating. ... Read more

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