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Persia and the Persian Question (Paperback)
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Persia and the Persian Question (Paperback)
Series: Persia and the Persian Question 2 Volume Set, Volume 2
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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 2 covers Curzon's travels from Tehran down to the Persian
Gulf, and gives an overview of Persia's southern and eastern
provinces. As well as discussing Persepolis and other ruins, Curzon
covers Persian trade and industry, as well as Russian and British
policy towards the country. His Problems of the Far East (1894) is
also reissued in this series.
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