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In the winter of 1875, a young British officer set out across Central Asia on a strictly unofficial mission to investigate the latest secret Russian moves in the Great Game. His goal was the mysterious caravan city of Khiva, closed to all European travellers by the Russians following their seizure of it two years earlier. His aim was to discover whether, as many British strategists feared, this remote and dangerous oasis was about to be used as a springboard for an invasion of India. Unknown to his superiors, who would have forbidden the venture, Captain Frederick Gustavus Burnaby rode for over a thousand miles across steppe and desert, struggling through blizzards and snowdrifts, to reach forbidden Khiva. Ordered home by an alarmed government, Burnaby immediately sat down and wrote this best-selling account of his adventures, which was to become a Great Game classic, the first of two he was to publish.
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About the Authors: Author of On Horseback Through Asia Minor, and founder of the Vanity Fair journal, Frederick Burnaby did a great deal of active service in the British army and was killed in action in 1885. Peter Hopkirk is a highly acclaimed travel writer and best-selling author of The Great Game.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book plunges into the heart of 19th century Central Asia, offering a unique glimpse into a region at the crossroads of empires. The author recounts his personal journey to Khiva, a khanate that was then a hotbed of international intrigue as Russiaââ â¢s influence expanded eastward. The narrative is richly detailed, taking readers through the authorââ â¢s preparations for the perilous journey, offering intimate observations of Russian society and culture, and revealing the tensions and anxieties surrounding the growing power of the Tsar. The book goes beyond simply describing the authorââ â¢s travelogue, delving into the political and strategic dimensions of the ââ Å"Great Gameââ  played out between Britain and Russia in this region. The author keenly observes the Russian governmentââ â¢s desire to control Central Asia, while noting the British governmentââ â¢s seeming indifference to its strategic implications. He questions Russian motivations for restricting foreign travel to the region, exploring the potential reasons behind this seemingly inexplicable move. The book explores the intersection of politics, religion, and social dynamics in a time of immense change, offering valuable insights into the ambitions and anxieties of the period. The author's firsthand account of Russia's territorial expansion and the potential threat to British India, a topic of great debate in the late 19th century, provides a compelling historical document that speaks to the lasting influence of geopolitics on global power dynamics. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330482711_0
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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnExcerpt from A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central AsiarnrnThe title explains the nature of this work. It is merely a narrative of a ride to Khiva. I have added a short account of Russia s Advance Eastward.rnrnIn the . Seller Inventory # 2147766122
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