| A Diplomatic History of the Caspian Sea: Treaties, Diaries and Other Stories 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Mirfendereski, G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349387118 ISBN-13: 9781349387113 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 327.550 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.85 lbs) 261 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a series of short stories that both inform and amuse, this book transports the reader across the windswept shores of the Caspian Sea and provides a provocative view of the wars, peace, intrigues, and betrayals that have shaped the political geography of this important and volatile region. The demise of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the eclipsing of the old Iranian-Soviet regime of the sea have given rise to new challenges for the regional actors and unprecedented opportunities for international players to tap into the area's enormous oil and gas resources, third in size only behind Siberia and the Persian Gulf. This book explores the historical themes that inform and animate the more immediate and familiar discussions about petroleum, pipelines, and ethnic conflict in the Caspian region. |