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This 1902 book presents a discussion of the relationship between Afghanistan and the British Empire in India. The text provides an account of the key historical events and... Læs mere
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Aslund explains why communism collapsed, why Russia did not choose gradual reforms like... Læs mere
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This provocative study argues that many well-documented but apparently disparate events of the tenth and... Læs mere
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W. Rickmer Rickmers (1873–1965) was a German explorer who visited central Asia five times between 1894 and 1906. This book,... Læs mere
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This work by Henry T. Prinsep (1792–1878), published in 1844, draws from the coin collection left to the author when his brother James died. These coins from Afghanistan, inscribed in both Greek and unknown languages, were considered to be an important archaeological discovery.
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Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859) was a Scottish diplomat appointed the... Læs mere
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An account of Captain Burnaby's remarkable 1875 journey through Russian territory during the 'Great Game', when Russia and Britain vied to control... Læs mere
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Ornithologist Henry Seebohm (1832–95) travelled widely in Europe and Asia. This 1901 illustrated volume... Læs mere
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In this 1840 book, extracts from the personal journal of Sir James Outram (1803–63) of the British army, printed 'for the perusal of valued friends', describe the British campaign in Sindh and Afghanistan in 1838–9, during the first stages of the disastrous Anglo-Afghan War.
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A highly committed nurse, Kate Marsden (1859–1931) published this account of her journey to Siberia in 1893. She describes her adventures on the... Læs mere
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The American journalist and expert on Russia George Kennan (1854–1924) went to Siberia to examine the infamous tsarist penal system there, and this vivid account was published in two volumes in 1891. In Volume 2, Kennan visits the convict mines of the Trans-Baikal region.
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Vincent Eyre (1811–81) was an English officer in the East India Company... Læs mere