Robert Geraci
Biographic Data
| ID | 1088957 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Geraci |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Geraci |
| SIGNATURE | GERACI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Virginia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Dynasty Divided
The Lawful Empire
Of Religion and Empire
Russia's ever-expanding imperial boundaries encompassed diverse peoples and religions. Yet Russian Orthodoxy remained inseparable from the identity of the Russian empire-state, which at different times launched conversion campaigns not only to "save the souls" of animists and bring deviant Orthodox groups into the mainstream, but also to convert the empire's numerous Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Catholics, and Uniates.This book is the first to inves…
Pragmatism and Prejudice
A Novel Society
Science fiction—as a literature of the fantastic—has become a part of the religious landscape of modernity. In a secular world, not all of religious activity is explicitly so; indeed, much contemporary religious thought and practice happens implicitly, in ostensibly secular arenas. Yet the human need for meaning and enchantment has gone undiminished in the age of secularism, and science fiction is a powerful route for such desires. In China Miévi…
On "Colonial" Forms and Functions
In the many works published on the imperial dimension of Russian history during the past decade, it is often the mechanical or "nuts and bolts" aspects of the empire's administration that are least discussed. So it is impressive to see two articles with a common focus on a practical institution-the Resettlement Administration-both of which argue for a strong connection between technical expertise and a colonial style of rule in the eastern Eurasi…
Window on the East
Ethnic Minorities, Anthropology, and Russian National Identity on Trial
Effects of Reducing Judicial Sentencing Discretion
This article uses a nationwide sample of state criminal cases to show the effects of reducing judicial sentencing discretion on disparities across rural‐urban, southern‐northern, black‐white, and poor‐nonpoor defendants. Judicial sentencing discretion is defined as the ratio between (1) the range in years within which a judge is allowed to sentence, and (2) the minimum number of years the judge must give when there is no probation. The data do in…
Effects of Reducing Judicial Sentencing Discretion
This article uses a nationwide sample of state criminal cases to show the effects of reducing judicial sentencing discretion on disparities across rural‐urban, southern‐northern, black‐white, and poor‐nonpoor defendants. Judicial sentencing discretion is defined as the ratio between (1) the range in years within which a judge is allowed to sentence, and (2) the minimum number of years the judge must give when there is no probation. The data do in…
Pragmatism and Prejudice
Ethnic Minorities, Anthropology, and Russian National Identity on Trial
Effects of Reducing Judicial Sentencing Discretion
This article uses a nationwide sample of state criminal cases to show the effects of reducing judicial sentencing discretion on disparities across rural‐urban, southern‐northern, black‐white, and poor‐nonpoor defendants. Judicial sentencing discretion is defined as the ratio between (1) the range in years within which a judge is allowed to sentence, and (2) the minimum number of years the judge must give when there is no probation. The data do in…
Ethnic Minorities, Anthropology, and Russian National Identity on Trial
Window on the East
On "Colonial" Forms and Functions
In the many works published on the imperial dimension of Russian history during the past decade, it is often the mechanical or "nuts and bolts" aspects of the empire's administration that are least discussed. So it is impressive to see two articles with a common focus on a practical institution-the Resettlement Administration-both of which argue for a strong connection between technical expertise and a colonial style of rule in the eastern Eurasi…
A Novel Society
Science fiction—as a literature of the fantastic—has become a part of the religious landscape of modernity. In a secular world, not all of religious activity is explicitly so; indeed, much contemporary religious thought and practice happens implicitly, in ostensibly secular arenas. Yet the human need for meaning and enchantment has gone undiminished in the age of secularism, and science fiction is a powerful route for such desires. In China Miévi…
Of Religion and Empire
Russia's ever-expanding imperial boundaries encompassed diverse peoples and religions. Yet Russian Orthodoxy remained inseparable from the identity of the Russian empire-state, which at different times launched conversion campaigns not only to "save the souls" of animists and bring deviant Orthodox groups into the mainstream, but also to convert the empire's numerous Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Catholics, and Uniates.This book is the first to inves…
Pragmatism and Prejudice
The Lawful Empire
Dynasty Divided
Political science (6 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Empire (3 works) · Soviet and Russian History (3 works) · Art (2 works)