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'A thrilling collection of stories featuring the exploits of the Society's members.' - Western Daily Press
'There are fascinating nuggets of information and much humour ... I congratulate Hugh Leach and Susan Farrington on a job very well done.' - Asian Affairs
This volume covers the first one hundred years of the Royal Society
for Asian Affairs, formerly the Royal Central Asian Society. It
traces its fons et origo in the Central Asian Question, within the
context of the 'Great Game', and continues its fascinating
chronology through the two World Wars to the present day. There are
separate chapters on its widely drawn membership, variety of
activities and archive collection. Throughout the pages are
glimpses and vignettes of some of its extraordinary, even
eccentric, members and their astonishing adventures. The wealth of
factual and often amusing detail makes it a very lively account,
which is also valuable as a work of reference for all interested in
Asia. The book is generously illustrated and includes some of the
Society's unique archival photographs not previously published.
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