Journey to the North of India
Overland from England, through Russia, Persia, and Affghaunistaun
Seiten
2014
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-06922-9 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-06922-9 (ISBN)
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.
The Great Game, a coinage credited to the British officer Arthur Conolly (1807–42), refers to the nineteenth-century rivalry between Britain and Russia as each power sought supremacy in Central Asia. In a climate of tension and suspicion that the Russians might attempt to invade India via Afghanistan, Conolly, returning from sick leave in England, embarked in 1829 on an expedition through the region. His narrative provides observations on the various Asiatic peoples he encountered, including the social, religious and political aspects of their cultures. He describes also the many dangers he had to deal with, requiring him to assume a series of false identities. The risks that Conolly faced were underscored some years later, when he was captured and executed in Bukhara. Volume 1 recounts the first part of his journey, from St Petersburg, through the Caucasus, via Tiflis and Tehran, towards Herat.
The Great Game, a coinage credited to the British officer Arthur Conolly (1807–42), refers to the nineteenth-century rivalry between Britain and Russia as each power sought supremacy in Central Asia. In a climate of tension and suspicion that the Russians might attempt to invade India via Afghanistan, Conolly, returning from sick leave in England, embarked in 1829 on an expedition through the region. His narrative provides observations on the various Asiatic peoples he encountered, including the social, religious and political aspects of their cultures. He describes also the many dangers he had to deal with, requiring him to assume a series of false identities. The risks that Conolly faced were underscored some years later, when he was captured and executed in Bukhara. Volume 1 recounts the first part of his journey, from St Petersburg, through the Caucasus, via Tiflis and Tehran, towards Herat.
Preface; 1. St Petersburgh; 2. Journey recommenced; 3. Assumed character; 4. Tribes of the desert; 5. A present to our hostess; 6. Peerwullee; 7. Departure of Peerwullee; 8. Suspicious guide; 9. Pilfering of our baggage; 10. Departure from Astrabad; 11. Road to Meyer; 12. Meshed the Holy; 13. Interior of the sanctuary; 14. Khaff; 15. Visit from the Meerza Abdool Jowaut; 16. Hatred of the sects of the Sheahs and Soonnees; 17. Difficulty of obtaining money; 18. Departure from Meshed with the Affghaun army; 19. Rosanuck.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.8.2014 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Journey to the North of India 2 Volume Set ; Volume 1 |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 560 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Naher Osten | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-06922-3 / 1108069223 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-06922-9 / 9781108069229 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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