Russia and Iran in the Great Game
Travelogues and Orientalism
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:7th Jun '07
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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.
'The book gives a valuable account of a number of travelogues by Russian diplomats, military officers and a few scholars who described the country, recorded their impressions, and made largely unfavourable comments on Iran's government, culture, manners and mores.' - Slavic Review, Fall 2008, Vol. 67, No. 3
ISBN: 9780415771535
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Weight: 690g
288 pages