Images from the Endgame
Autor John Tchalenkoen Limba Engleză Paperback – noi 2006
Alexander Ivanovitch Iyas, officer in the Tsar’s Lithuanian Regiment, arrived in Persia in 1901. Through his years there he documented places, people, and events in these remarkable photographs for which no other comprehensive collection exists. These photos offer a unique insight into the Great Game—the historical rivalry between Britain and Russia for the domination of Central Asia.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780863567353
ISBN-10: 0863567355
Pagini: 246
Ilustrații: 100 Duotone photographs
Dimensiuni: 239 x 279 x 22 mm
Greutate: 1.39 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: SAQI BOOKS
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0863567355
Pagini: 246
Ilustrații: 100 Duotone photographs
Dimensiuni: 239 x 279 x 22 mm
Greutate: 1.39 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: SAQI BOOKS
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
Notă biografică
John Tchalenko travelled extensively in Iran as an earthquake geologist, where he first came across the traces of Alexander Iyas who he eventually discovered to be his great-uncle. Tchalenko is currently Reader in Drawing and Cognition at the University of the Arts, London.
Descriere
Rare photos from the race to conquer Central Asia.