Originally published in 1899, The Heart of Asia is a definitive history of Central Asia from pre-history to the contemporary machinations of the Russian empire. This edition provides historical work on the early period, as well as a picture of contemporary views on the potential for Anglo-Russian conflict at a time when the Russian empire was Britain's closest rival for Asian hegemony.
Originally published in 1899, The Heart of Asia is a definitive history of Central Asia from pre-history to the contemporary machinations of the Russi...
First published in 1915, as the third edition of a 1903 original, this book forms part of the Cambridge Historical Series. The text provides a comprehensive account of Russian development during the nineteenth century, beginning with a discussion of Russia in 1815 and moving through to the beginning of the reign of Nicholas II. The general view put forward is that 'Given a people with a colonising instinct and schooled by their environment to endure and conquer; given an absolute power with its roots set deeply in vital religion; and modern Russia is the inevitable result.' A detailed...
First published in 1915, as the third edition of a 1903 original, this book forms part of the Cambridge Historical Series. The text provides a compreh...
