The great game

the struggle for empire in central Asia

Paperback, 565 pages

English language

Published Dec. 22, 1994 by Kodansha International.

ISBN:
978-1-56836-022-5
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OCLC Number:
30999160

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4 stars (1 review)

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reviewed The great game by Peter Hopkirk (Kodansha globe)

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4 stars

A long read, but it manages to maintain interest through to the end. Not entirely sure of the author’s bias, since it’s all presented from the English side (and apparently not many Russian references are available). Gives some fantastic images of battles being directed by an officer on horseback sipping champagne to sustain himself.

Subjects

  • Asia, Central -- Politics and government
  • Asia, Central -- Relations -- Soviet Union
  • Soviet Union -- Relations -- Asia, Central
  • Asia, Central -- Relations -- Great Britain
  • Great Britain -- Relations -- Asia, Central