Pre-modern Russia and its world; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review) From: Reference & Research Book News | Date: February 1, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Book News, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

9783447054256

Pre-modern Russia and its world; proceedings.

Conference on Pre-Modern Russia and Its World (2002: Twin Cities, MN).

Harrassowitz

2006

179 pages

$69.00

Hardcover

Schriften zur Geistesgeschichte des ostlichen Europa; v.29

DK71

Thomas Schaub Noonan (1938-2000) was an American historian and anthropologist who specialized in early Russian history and Eurasian nomad cultures and emphasized the importance of numismatics and material culture in understanding ...

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