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The Life of a Russian Woman Doctor – A Siberian Memoir, 1869–1954

Autor Anna Bek, Anne D Rassweiler, Adele Lindenmeyr
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 noi 2004
The Life of a Russian Woman Doctor by Anna Bek (1869 1954) yields rich insights into the lives of a generation of Russian women who lived at a time of revolutionary change, extraordinary challenges, and unprecedented opportunities. Written in a lively and compelling style, Anna Bek s memoir reveals not only the experiences but also the motives and values of women who sought education, independence, and self-sufficiency, the obstacles they encountered, and the influences of other women and men on their lives. This engrossing memoir also engages the special context of Siberian geography and history the vast distances and isolation, the heterogeneous population of settlers, exiles, and convicts, the closeness and interdependence of families and communities, and the deep appreciation of nature. This book offers a rewarding excursion into Siberian social history and an intimate acquaintance with two exceptional individuals of great charm and courage Anna Bek and her American editor, Anne D. Rassweiler."
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253217172
ISBN-10: 0253217172
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: 11 b&w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 155 x 232 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press

Cuprins

List of Illustrations
Foreword Adele M. Lindenmeyr
Chronology: The Life of Anna Nikolaevna Zhukova-Bek
Introduction: A Journey to Siberia Anne D. Rassweiler
1. Growing Up in the Transbaikal
2. Student Life in St. Petersburg and France
3. New Beginnings: Nerchinsk Zavod, St. Petersburg, Aksha
4. Making a Career: Chita in War and Revolution
5. The Highs and Lows of Working Life: Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk
Appendix: "Labor Education and the Montessori System": Summary of a Lecture Anna Nikolaevna Bek
Notes
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading
Index

Recenzii

The memoir's style is clear and the story is compelling. Furthermore, Rassweiler's introductions and annotations make the memoir usable for courses in Russian history, gender history, medical history, and general European history.--Michelle DenBeste, California State University Fresno"H-Women" (01/01/2008)

Notă biografică

Anne D. Rassweiler (1933¿2002) was author of The Generation of Power: The Planning and Construction of Dneprostroi, 1927¿1932.
Adele Lindenmeyr is Professor and Chair, Department of History, Villanova University, and author of Poverty Is Not a Vice: Charity, Society, and the State in Imperial Russia.


Descriere

The story of an idealistic Russian woman doctor in pre- and postrevolutionary Siberia