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Russia and Iran in the Great Game: Travelogues and Orientalism (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History)
Author(s): Elena Andreeva (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 11 Jun. 2007
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 289 pages
- ISBN-10: B0F4Q91R5G
- ISBN-13: 9781135983024
Book Description
This book examines the Russian explorers and officials in the nineteenth and early twentieth century who came into contact with Iran as a part of the Great Game. It demonstrates the development of Russia's own form of Orientalism, a phenomenon that has previously been thought to be exclusive to the West.
Editorial Reviews
Review
'The book gives a valuable account of a number of travelogues by Russian diplomats, military officers and a few scholars who described the country, recorded their impressions, and made largely unfavourable comments on Iran's government, culture, manners and mores.' - Slavic Review, Fall 2008, Vol. 67, No. 3
About the Author
Elena Andreeva is Associate Professor of History at Virginia Military Institute, where she teaches Middle Eastern Studies and World History. She has published articles on Persian and Dari literature, on Russia Orientalism, and on Russian travellers to Iran.
