The great game : on secret service in high Asia
Hopkirk, Peter2016
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Peter Hopkirk's now classic work tells the extraordinary story of the Great Game, one of the most gripping sagas in imperial history, largely through the adventures and misadventures of those who risked their lives playing it.
Main title:
The great game : on secret service in high Asia / Peter Hopkirk.
Author:
Hopkirk, Peter, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2016.
Collation:
xxiv, 562 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Paperback.Originally published: 1990.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780719564475 (pbk)
Dewey class:
958.03327
LC class:
DS329.4
Language:
English
Subject:
Asia, Central -- HistoryGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- RussiaRussia -- Foreign relations -- Great BritainGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- Asia, CentralAsia, Central -- Foreign relations -- Great BritainGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- 19th centuryRussia -- Foreign relations -- 1801-1917History
Index terms:
HBFM/1DBK/1FC/1DVUA/3JH: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900Central AsiaPolitical eventsForeign relations between Great Britain & Russiahistory
BRN:
153270
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