The dust of empire : the race for mastery in the Asian heartland / Karl E. Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyer, Karl E. (Karl Ernest), 1928-2019.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Asia, Central--Politics and government.

Asia, Central.

Central Asia.

Politics and government.

Asia, Central--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Asia, Central.

Great Britain.

Asia, Central--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Asia, Central.

United States.

Asia, Central--Foreign relations.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xviii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, [2003]

Summary:

The author of "Tournament of Shadows" examines the historical impact of the Western encounter with Central Asia's fragile and volatile nations, spelling out the implications for the United States and its allies today. Photos.

Contents:

Prologue: Pax Britannica, Squared xv

I Patterns of Mastery, British and American 1

II Russia: The Long Talons of Memory 29

III Iran: The Agonies of Non-sovereignty 51

IV Pakistan: Sins of Partition 83

V Afghanistan: In a Dark Defile 113

VI The Caucasus: A Bedlam of Identity 139

VII Central Asia: Invented States, Real Godfathers 169

Epilogue: "What Is to Be Done?" 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-234) and index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

1586480480

OCLC:

51216548