Catherine The Great: Love, Sex, and Power - Softcover

9780099462347: Catherine The Great: Love, Sex, and Power
Alle Exemplare der Ausgabe mit dieser ISBN anzeigen:
 
 
Críticas:
"A great thumping triumph of a book." (Daily Telegraph)

"Enjoyable and perceptive study ... Rounding has read widely, and writes punctilious, professional history with a no-nonsense style and a respectful relish for the details that make the past come alive." (Simon Sebag Montefiore Sunday Telegraph)

"Rounding writes with enviable lucidity, and gives us the most accessible and enjoyable portrait yet." (Daily Mail)

"Written with vigour and intelligence enough to do justice to its prodigious subject." (Sunday Times)

"Rounding shows that ... the reality is far more interesting than any of the fictions." (Scotland on Sunday)
Reseña del editor:
Many legends have grown up about the sexual rapacity of Catherine the Great. While it is true that she shocked the Russian court with the number and age of her lovers, there is no truth in the rumour of her death by stallion. Unhappily married to the Grand Duke Peter, a man who preferred to play with his toy soldiers in the bedroom, they failed to produce an heir, and Catherine turned her attentions to a certain Sergey Saltykov who fathered the future Tsar Paul I. Six months into the reign of Peter III, Catherine, supported by the Imperial Guard, staged a successful coup against her husband and became Empress. It was her ambition to transform a vast but semi-barbaric country with the cultural and political reforms of Enlightenment Europe. In this timely and fascinating biography, Virginia Rounding reveals an extraordinary woman in all her complexity.

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

  • VerlagArrow
  • Erscheinungsdatum2007
  • ISBN 10 0099462346
  • ISBN 13 9780099462347
  • EinbandTapa blanda
  • Anzahl der Seiten608
  • Bewertung
Gebraucht kaufen
Zustand: Gut
'THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AND ENJOYABLE... Mehr zu diesem Angebot erfahren

Versand: EUR 5,60
Von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USA

Versandziele, Kosten & Dauer

In den Warenkorb

Weitere beliebte Ausgaben desselben Titels

9780091799922: Catherine The Great

Vorgestellte Ausgabe

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780091799922
Verlag: Hutchinson, 2006
Hardcover

Beste Suchergebnisse beim ZVAB

Beispielbild für diese ISBN

Virginia Rounding
ISBN 10: 0099462346 ISBN 13: 9780099462347
Gebraucht Paperback Anzahl: 3
Anbieter:
WorldofBooks
(Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich)
Bewertung

Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 'THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AND ENJOYABLE PORTRAIT YET.' DAILY MAIL ______________________________________________________ Power, sex, and politics: the fascinating rule of one of Russia's most significant monarchs Catherine the Great ruled Russia from 1762 until 1796. Famous for the legends circulated by political rivals about her sexual rapacity, some were true - though not the infamous rumour of her death by stallion. However, a conservative Russian court was shocked by her use of her sexuality as a political tool, as well as the number and age of her lovers. Unhappily married to the Grand Duke Peter, a man who preferred to play with his toy soldiers in the bedroom, they failed to produce an heir, and Catherine turned her attentions to a certain Sergey Saltykov who fathered the future Tsar Paul I. Six months into the reign of Peter III, Catherine, supported by the Imperial Guard, staged a successful coup against her husband and became Empress. It was her ambition to transform a vast but semi-barbaric country with the cultural and political reforms of Enlightenment Europe. In this fascinating biography, Virginia Rounding reveals an extraordinary woman in all her complexity. ______________________________________________________ 'A great thumping triumph of a book.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Rounding shows that the reality is far more interesting than any of the fictions.' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'An intimate study of Catherine's life' GUARDIAN 'Enjoyable and perceptive study . . . Rounding has read widely, and writes history with a no-nonsense style and a respectful relish for the details that make the past come alive.' Simon Sebag Montefiore, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Rounding writes with enviable lucidity, and gives us the most accessible and enjoyable portrait yet.' DAILY MAIL 'Written with vigour and intelligence enough to do justice to its prodigious subject.' SUNDAY TIMES. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR002063532

Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren

Gebraucht kaufen
EUR 14,52
Währung umrechnen

In den Warenkorb

Versand: EUR 5,60
Von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USA
Versandziele, Kosten & Dauer
Beispielbild für diese ISBN

Rounding, V.
Verlag: Arrow (2007)
ISBN 10: 0099462346 ISBN 13: 9780099462347
Gebraucht Softcover Anzahl: 1
Anbieter:
Anybook.com
(Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich)
Bewertung

Buchbeschreibung Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780099462347. Artikel-Nr. 9812618

Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren

Gebraucht kaufen
EUR 6,42
Währung umrechnen

In den Warenkorb

Versand: EUR 13,92
Von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USA
Versandziele, Kosten & Dauer