Format:
1 Online-Ressource (320 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2020 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9780755621187
Content:
Acknowledgements -- Notes on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1.The Russian Context -- 2.Translations and Conversions -- 3. International Tolstoyism: Britain and Beyond -- 4. Tolstoyism in Practice: Communities, Societies and Publishing Enterprises -- 5. Contexts and Convictions -- 6. Tolstoyan Legacies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Content:
"In the last thirty years of his life, Leo Tolstoy developed a moral philosophy that embraced pacifism, vegetarianism, the renunciation of private property, and a refusal to comply with the state. The transformation in his outlook led to his excommunication by the Orthodox Church, and the breakdown of his family life. Internationally, he inspired a legion of followers who formed communities and publishing houses devoted to living and promoting the Tolstoyan life. These enterprises flourished across Europe and the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and Tolstoyism influenced individuals as diverse as William Jennings Bryan and Mohandas Gandhi. In this book, Charlotte Alston provides the first in-depth historical account of this remarkable phenomenon, and provides an important re-assessment of Tolstoy's impact on the political life of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The book is unique in its treatment of Tolstoyism as an international phenomenon: it explores both the connections between these Tolstoyan groups, and their relationships with other related reform movements."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780857735928
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780761183
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9780755621187
