Russia and Iran, 1780-1828 / Muriel Atkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkin, Muriel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Iran.

Soviet Union.

Iran--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Iran.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages) : maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Modern Russo-Iranian relations date from the late eighteenth century, when after several centuries of commercial and diplomatic contact, the two nations entered a period of extended warfare for possession of the Caucasian borderlands, disputed territory t

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Map of Central Asia about 1800; Map of the Caucasus about 1800; I. Introduction: The Early Stages of Russo-Iranian Relations; II. The Iranian Empire and the Caucasian Borderlands at the End of the Eighteenth Century; III. Russian Expansion under Catherine the Great; IV. Russian Policy: Questions and Continuity; V. Russia's Conquest of the Eastern Caucasus; VI. The Origins of the First Russo-Iranian War; VII. The War, 1804-1813; VIII. France and Britain in Iran; IX. The Consequences of the Struggle for the Eastern Caucasus; X. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-203) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-5697-5

OCLC:

476162124