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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2016
      05 February 2016
      ISBN:
      9781316136966
      9781108080842
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316136966
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.88kg, 704 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, History, Middle East History, Global History
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor
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    Subjects:
    Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, History, Middle East History, Global History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor
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    Following 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 situation in the provinces which bordered Russian-controlled territory. Curzon then gives an overview of Persian institutions, including the monarchy, government, and the army. His Problems of the Far East (1894) is also reissued in this series.

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