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Kipling and Afghanistan : a study of the young author as journalist writing on the Afghan Border Crisis of 1884-1885 / Neil K. Moran.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moran, Neil K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936--Knowledge and learning--Afghanistan.
- Kipling, Rudyard.
- Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.
- British.
- History.
- Journalism.
- Travel.
- Press coverage.
- Historiography.
- Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan--History--19th century--Historiography.
- Afghanistan--Press coverage--History--19th century.
- Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936--Travel--Afghanistan.
- Journalism--Afghanistan--History--19th century.
- British--Afghanistan--History--19th century.
- Authors, English--19th century--Biography.
- Authors, English.
- Journalists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Journalists.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2005]
- Summary:
- "Kipling became the voice of the eastern British Empire, and his writing covered Central Asia. Kipling drew inspiration from working with far-flung correspondents at the Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore, Pakistan. One of his chief correspondents was Dr. Charles Owen who served a tour of duty with the Afghan Boundary Commission between 1884 and 1886"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The journey to Sarakhs
- The ABC reaches its destination
- Her Majesty's troops retreat
- England and Russia face to face in Asia
- Forging the boundary
- The ABC in Lahore.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786422823
- OCLC:
- 61228574
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