England and Russia in Central Asia, 第 1 卷W.H. Allen & Company, 1879 - 774 頁 Demetrius Charles Boulger (1853-1928) was a British orientalist who wrote prolifically on topics mainly related to the British Empire. With Sir Lepel Henry Griffin (1838-1908), a British administrator in India, he co-founded the Asiatic Quarterly Review, which he edited for a time. Presented here is Boulger's two-volume England and Russia in Central Asia, published in 1879 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80). Boulger was an unapologetic imperialist with strongly anti-Russian views. In this book he predicts an "imminent" Anglo-Russian war, which, he argues, Great Britain should undertake at a time when it is still "strong enough to solve the Central Asian Question wholly in our own favour." Volume one is largely dedicated to matters pertaining to Russia. Its 11 chapters cover such topics as recent Russian explorations in Central Asia, the Amu Darya River, Russian government of Turkestan, Russia's military strength in Central Asia, and Russia's relations with Khiva and Khokand, Bukhara, and Persia. This volume has seven appendices containing official documents, including the texts of the treaties concluded by Russia with the khanates of Khiva and Bukhara. A "latest" Russian official map of Central Asia is also included at the end of volume one. Volume two covers matters relating primarily to Great Britain and British India. It has ten chapters, covering such topics as recent British explorations in Central Asia, the Anglo-Indian army, Afghanistan, and England and Persia. The final chapter, "The Rivalry of England and Russia," summarizes the main arguments and warns of Russian intentions. Two appendices contain the texts of the treaties of Gulistan and Turcomanchai, imposed by Russia on Qajar Persia in 1813 and 1828 respectively. A third appendix, entitled "A French Opinion upon England and Russia in Central Asia," contains an assessment of the strategic situation in the region that was published by the influential French daily Le Journal des Débats in the spring of 1878. At the start of volume two there is also a fold-out map of Persia and Afghanistan. In the end, the Anglo-Russian war that Boulger predicted never materialized, as Russia never seriously threatened India and as subsequent events such as the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5), World War I, and the Russian Revolution shifted the focus of both powers to other regions. |
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... Kilif road tend to show that there are practicable roads to Kerkhi from the east . But after all , the Kerkhi road , and Kerkhi itself , are of far less importance than Charjui . But Charjui itself is only the half - way house to Merv ...
... Kilif road tend to show that there are practicable roads to Kerkhi from the east . But after all , the Kerkhi road , and Kerkhi itself , are of far less importance than Charjui . But Charjui itself is only the half - way house to Merv ...
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... Kilif on the Oxus . The rivers Surkhan and Surkhab were crossed in several places , and considerable fresh information was also acquired of those little - known states Shignan , Darwaz , and Roshan , which lie immediately beyond the ...
... Kilif on the Oxus . The rivers Surkhan and Surkhab were crossed in several places , and considerable fresh information was also acquired of those little - known states Shignan , Darwaz , and Roshan , which lie immediately beyond the ...
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... Kilif , but that the mountain road through Guzar was more practicable than had been supposed . On that road Baisun may be said to be the half - way post to Kilif . In August M. Maieff set out upon a second journey in Hissar , and on ...
... Kilif , but that the mountain road through Guzar was more practicable than had been supposed . On that road Baisun may be said to be the half - way post to Kilif . In August M. Maieff set out upon a second journey in Hissar , and on ...
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... Kilif , on the Amou Darya . That of Chirakcha occupies the mountains of Djam , and the neighbouring steppe , which last reaches the Kashka Darya river . Both mountains and steppe are but scantily watered , and therefore but poorly ...
... Kilif , on the Amou Darya . That of Chirakcha occupies the mountains of Djam , and the neighbouring steppe , which last reaches the Kashka Darya river . Both mountains and steppe are but scantily watered , and therefore but poorly ...
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... Kilif . The bekdom of Baisun numbers a good many nomad Usbegs and a few settled Tajiks ; both live by cattle - breeding . On the contrary , the bekdoms of Denau , Yurchi , and Ghissar , which occupy the upper parts of the Surkhan and ...
... Kilif . The bekdom of Baisun numbers a good many nomad Usbegs and a few settled Tajiks ; both live by cattle - breeding . On the contrary , the bekdoms of Denau , Yurchi , and Ghissar , which occupy the upper parts of the Surkhan and ...
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