Russia in Central Asia in 1889 and the Anglo Russian Question
by George N. Curzon
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- ISBN 10
- 0714614653
- ISBN 13
- 9780714614656
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About This Item
London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd, 1967. With the opening of the Trans-Caspian railway from the Caspian to Samarkand in May 1888, it was possible to travels through the Central Asian dominions of the Czar of Russia, and this book is a record of the journey which Lord Curzon made in September and October of that year. The author describes in exciting detail, a region long famed for its physical remoteness and impenetrability but which was becoming at the end of the 19th-century the theatre of imperial diplomacy and the threshold for international war. Written from the viewpoint of an English politician, this work also examines the intricacies of the Anglo Russian question at a time when British imperialism in India and alleged Russian expansionist policies threatened a clash of interests. Lord Curzon traveled widely in Russia and the East in the years before he became Viceroy of India in 1899 and later Foreign Secretary in 1919 and wrote very many accounts of his journeys as articles in leading English newspapers. Russia in Central Asia had its nucleus in such a series of articles but was revised by its author to make an enthralling narrative of a transcontinental train journey through little explored terrain, and at the same time a serious study of Russia as she appeared to an Englishman at the end of the 19th century. 477pp including Index 2 maps and numerous illustrations. A LOVELY VERY GOOD COPY DENTand damp damage to REAR BOARDS IN A LOVELY Near Fine Dustwrapper...This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. NOT Inscribed or Signed. New Impression of the1889 1st Edition. Red Cloth. VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE)/Near Fine (ABOVE AVERAGE). Illus. by has had its nucleus in such a series of articles but was revised by its author to make an enthralling narrative of a transcontinental train journey student explored trying, and at the same time a serious study of Russia as she appeared to an Englishman at. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK.
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- Title
- Russia in Central Asia in 1889 and the Anglo Russian Question
- Author
- George N. Curzon
- Illustrator
- has had its nucleus in such a series of articles but was revised by its author to make an enthralling narrative of a transcontin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE)
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine (ABOVE AVERAGE)
- Edition
- New Impression of the1889 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0714614653
- ISBN 13
- 9780714614656
- Publisher
- Frank Cass & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Topograpical; Research; A CASS;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
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