Persia and the Persian Question (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor)

Curzon, George Nathaniel

Cambridge University Press（2018/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 740 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108080859
• DDC分類 955.04

Full Description

Following his election to Parliament, George Nathaniel Curzon (1859-1925) embarked on extensive travels and research in Asia, spending several months in Persia in 1889-90. Later viceroy of India, Curzon believed that growing Russian influence in Asia threatened Britain's interests, and that Persia was an important buffer state. Highly regarded upon publication in 1892, this illustrated two-volume work is a mix of history, geography, travel narrative, and social and political analysis. Intended to educate readers at home as to Persia's strategic significance, the work reflects its author's staunch support for British imperialism. Volume 2 covers Curzon's travels from Tehran down to the Persian Gulf, and gives an overview of Persia's southern and eastern provinces. As well as discussing Persepolis and other ruins, Curzon covers Persian trade and industry, as well as Russian and British policy towards the country. His Problems of the Far East (1894) is also reissued in this series.

Contents

19. From Teheran to Isfahan; 20. From Isfahan to Shiraz; 21. Persepolis, and other ruins; 22. From Shiraz to Bushire; 23. The eastern and south-eastern provinces; 24. The south-western provinces; 25. The Karun river; 26. The navy; 27. The Persian gulf; 28. Revenue, resources, and manufactures; 29. Commerce and trade; 30. British and Russian policy in Persia; Index.