Journey to the north of India : overland from England, through Russia, Persia, and Affghaunistaun,
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Richard Bentley,
1834.
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| Series: | AM Scholar: Area Studies India.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | 2 volumes bound into a single volume. Published in 1834, as Britain and Russia sought supremacy in Central Asia, this two-volume work sheds light on the Great Game, a coinage credited to British officer Arthur Conolly (1807-42). He describes here the various Asiatic tribes he encountered, as well as the many dangers he had to avoid. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)) : maps (black and white). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |