The English amongst the Persians : imperial lives in nineteenth-century Iran
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The English amongst the Persians : imperial lives in nineteenth-century Iran
I.B. Tauris, 2001
[2nd ed.]
- : pbk
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"Revised paperback published in 2001 by I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd"--T.p. verso
Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1977
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Against a background of intrigue and manipulation on both sides, the author charts the experiences and impact of those who helped to define the relationship between Britain and Iran from the end of the 18th century to the early 20th century. We meet the diplomats, soldiers, spies, traders, travellers, missionaries, engineers and doctors who all in their often colourful, different ways contributed to Anglo-Iranian understanding and misunderstanding. The text illuminates a little-known corner of British imperial and diplomatic history.
Table of Contents
- The British interest in Persia
- the diplomatic scene
- formalities and frictions
- wars and warriors
- uncrowned king of the Persian Gulf
- consuls, khans and communities
- the world of business
- missionaries and doctors
- the electric telegraph and other innovations
- frontier makers
- some travellers
- World War I and the end of an era
- appendices.
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