Russia and Iran in the Great Game: Travelogues and Orientalism Contributor(s): Andreeva, Elena (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415771536 ISBN-13: 9780415771535 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: This book provides a unique insight into the Russian explorers and officials in the nineteenth and early twentieth century who came into contact with Iran as a part of the Great Game. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Asia - Central Asia |
Dewey: 955.04 |
LCCN: 2006034331 |
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.38" W x 9.24" (1.25 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book examines the Russian explorers and officials in the nineteenth and early twentieth century who came into contact with Iran as a part of the Great Game. It demonstrates the development of Russia's own form of Orientalism, a phenomenon that has previously been thought to be exclusive to the West. |