The Great Game
The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
Recommended by Stephen Evans, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #26 in Afghanistan, Ranked #38 in Diplomacy — see more rankings.
Hopkirk's spellbinding account of the great imperial struggle for supremacy in Central Asia has been hailed as essential reading with that era's legacy playing itself out today. The Great Game between Victorian Britain & Tsarist Russia was fought across desolate terrain from the Caucasus to China, over the lonely passes of the Parmirs & Karakorams, in the blazing Kerman & Helmund deserts, & thru the caravan towns of the old Silk Road-both powers scrambling to control access to the riches of India & the East. When play first began, the frontiers of Russia & British... more
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Stephen Evans This takes me away from London and cholera to Afghanistan, the North West Frontier and Central Asia. Hopkirk’s Great Game is a history of the game of exploration and espionage played out by representatives of Britain and Russia in the 19th century. (Source)
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- #66 in Exploration
- #94 in International Relations
- #55 in Russian History
- #45 in World History
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