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Diane P. Koenker and William G. Rosenberg. Strikes and Revolution in Russia, 1917. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989. 393 pp. $39.50.

Diane P. Koenker and William G. Rosenberg. Strikes and Revolution in Russia, 1917. Princeton:... B O O K R E V I E W S / C O M P T E S R E N D U S D i a n e P. K o e n k e r and W i l l i a m G. R o s e n b e r g . Strikes a n d R e v o l u t i o n in R u s s i a , 1917. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989. 393 pp. $39.50. I a p p r o a c h e d this b o o k warily, as befits one with little confidence in n u m b e r - crunching as a way to understand historical processes. W h e n I finished I was chastened, awed, and greatly enlightened. T h i s study is a m o d e l o f h o w intelligent and sensitive questions can tease, m a s s a g e , and p r o b e the statistics to yield a bounty o f fresh per- spectives to the complexities o f 1917. T h e underlying http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Russian History Brill

Diane P. Koenker and William G. Rosenberg. Strikes and Revolution in Russia, 1917. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989. 393 pp. $39.50.

Russian History , Volume 17 (4): 443 – Jan 1, 1990

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Brill
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© 1990 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0094-288X
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1876-3316
DOI
10.1163/187633190X00075
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B O O K R E V I E W S / C O M P T E S R E N D U S D i a n e P. K o e n k e r and W i l l i a m G. R o s e n b e r g . Strikes a n d R e v o l u t i o n in R u s s i a , 1917. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989. 393 pp. $39.50. I a p p r o a c h e d this b o o k warily, as befits one with little confidence in n u m b e r - crunching as a way to understand historical processes. W h e n I finished I was chastened, awed, and greatly enlightened. T h i s study is a m o d e l o f h o w intelligent and sensitive questions can tease, m a s s a g e , and p r o b e the statistics to yield a bounty o f fresh per- spectives to the complexities o f 1917. T h e underlying

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