Persia and the Persian Question 2 Volume Set
Persia and the Persian Question 2 Volume Set
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USDFollowing his election to Parliament, George Nathaniel Curzon (1859–1925) embarked on extensive travels and research in Asia, spending several months in Persia in 1889–90. Later viceroy of India, Curzon believed that growing Russian influence in Asia threatened Britain's interests, and that Persia was an important buffer state. Highly regarded upon publication in 1892, this illustrated two-volume work is a mix of history, geography, travel narrative, and social and political analysis. Intended to educate readers at home as to Persia's strategic significance, the work reflects its author's staunch support for British imperialism. Volume 1 describes Curzon's journey to Tehran, offering observations on the northern and western provinces, before giving an overview of Persian institutions. Volume 2 covers Curzon's travels from Tehran down to the Persian Gulf, commenting on the southern and eastern provinces. His Problems of the Far East (1894) is also reissued in this series.
Product details
May 2018Multiple copy pack
9781108080835
1444 pages
216 × 140 × 86 mm
1.9kg
Temporarily unavailable - available from October 2023
Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Preface
- 1. Introductory
- 2. Ways and means
- 3. From London to Ashkabad
- 4. Transcaspia
- 5. From Ashkabad to Kuchan
- 6. From Kuchan to Kelat-i-Nadiri
- 7. Meshed
- 8. Politics and commerce of Khorasan
- 9. The Seistan question
- 10. From Meshed to Teheran
- 11. Teheran
- 12. The northern provinces
- 13. The shah, royal family and ministers
- 14. The government
- 15. Institutions and reforms
- 16. The north-west and western provinces
- 17. The army
- 18. Railways. Volume 2:
- 19. From Teheran to Isfahan
- 20. From Isfahan to Shiraz
- 21. Persepolis, and other ruins
- 22. From Shiraz to Bushire
- 23. The eastern and south-eastern provinces
- 24. The south-western provinces
- 25. The Karun river
- 26. The navy
- 27. The Persian gulf
- 28. Revenue, resources, and manufactures
- 29. Commerce and trade
- 30. British and Russian policy in Persia
- Index.
