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Mapping the great game : explorers, spies & maps in nineteenth-century Asia / Riaz Dean.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dean, Riaz, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asia, Central-Historical geography.
- Asia, Central--Historical geography.
- Asia, Central.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England ; Philadelphia : Casemate, [2019]
- Summary:
- The work of explorers, surveyors and spies in the race to conquer Southern Asia is vividly recounted in this history of British imperial cartography.In the 19th century, the British and Russian empires were engaged in bitter rivalry for the acquisition of Southern Asian.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Copyright
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Introduction
- Images
- Part One: The Great Game Begins
- 1. The Early Years
- 2. Britain Attacks to Defend India
- Part Two: The GTS of India
- 3. Lambton Starts the GTS
- 4. Everest Completes the Great Arc
- Part Three: The Pundits
- 5. Montgomerieās Native Explorers
- 6. Northwest Frontier and Chinese Turkestan
- 7. Tibet and Lhasa at Last
- 8. The River
- Part Four: The Great Game Ends
- 9. Russia Advances into Central Asia
- 10. The Final Years
- Epilogue
- Timeline of Key Events
- Glossary
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- 9781612008141
- ISBN:
- 1-61200-815-1
- 9781612008158
- OCLC:
- 1152301684
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