Ewans, Martin,

Securing the Indian frontier in Central Asia: confrontation and negotiation, 1865-95 / Martin Ewans - London; New York: Routledge, 2010. - vi, 200 p.: maps; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Russia and the Central Asian khanates -- The British debate -- Anglo-Russian negotiations, 1865-73 -- The agreement of 1873 -- Kashgar -- The revival of the 'forward policy' -- The 'forward policy' enforced -- War with Afghanistan -- The seizure of Merv -- The Panjdeh crisis -- The settlement of the western frontier -- The erosion of the 1873 agreement -- Confrontation in the Pamirs -- The consolidation of Dardistan -- The Pamirs settlement.

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Geopolitics--History--Asia, Central


Asia, Central--Boundaries
Great Britain--Foreign Relations--Russia

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