In 181 and again in 189 the British made a treaty with the Qajar regime of Persia. The two treaties and the attempts to define and to protect Great Britains interests in the Middle East were known at the time as the Persian Connection. Edward Ingrams scholarly and extensively researched study shows how the British expected the Persian Connection to help them win the Napoleonic Wars and to enable them to enjoy the fruits of empire in India. Professor Ingram examines British policies and activities in the Middle East and Central Asia during the early nineteenth century, and traces the course of AngloRussian diplomatic relations during this period. The Persian Connection, he argues, was a measure of the status and reputation of Britain as a Great Power the history of its first twenty years illustrates the limits to British power, as well as having much light to shed on the creation of the Indian Empire.

Binding: Hardcover;372 pages; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Classification: HBJD1; Weight: 730 g; Dimensions: 220 x 145 x 27

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