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| ISBN: | 0857721739
9780857721730
9781780763101
1780763107
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 681-698) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | At the height of her imperial power Britain clashed with Russia at many points from Turkey to China. But it was only in Persia and Central Asia that these two expansionist empires met face to face. The fear of a Russian drive against India had initially impelled the British to oppose the extension of Russian influence. Russia's subsequent advance into Central Asia and her spectacular conquests in the second half of the nineteenth century both startled Europe and narrowed the gap separating the Russians and the British. This classic work by distinguished historian Firuz Kazemzadeh provides an.
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| Other form: | Print version: 9781780763101
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