Russia and Iran in the Great Game
Travelogues and Orientalism
Nonfiction, History, Asian, Asia, Middle East, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Elena Andreeva | ISBN: | 9781135983024 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | June 11, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elena Andreeva |
| ISBN: | 9781135983024 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | June 11, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
